Water → HCID 21536150, compound

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Reaction Steps

1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-1-hydroxyurea (0.2 mole) dissolved in aqueous sodium hydroxide (200 ml; 2 N) is charged into a glass reaction vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer and thermometer. The solution is cooled to a temperature of about 10°C and ethyl chloroformate (0.21 mole) is slowly added with stirring. After the addition is completed stirring is continued for a period of about one hour. The reaction mixture is then poured into 2 liters of water. The resulting aqueous solution is then filtered and the filtrate is cooled and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid to form a precipitate. The precipitate is recovered by filtration and is dried. The dried product is then dissolved in a methylene chloride-tetrahydrofuran mixture and the resulting solution is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and stripped of solvent to yield the desired product 2-(3-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-3,5-dione as the residue.

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