Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(5-Benzoyl-2-thienyl)oxazolidine-2,4-dione

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5-[5-(2-Phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-thienyl]-oxazolidine-2,4-dione (0.40 g.) was dissolved in 30 ml. of ether and stirred with 10 ml. of 6 N hydrochloric acid at room temperature for 1 hour. Ethyl acetate (10 ml.) was added, and the organic layer was separated and evaporated in vacuo to dryness (0.388 g.). Chromatography on 50 ml. of silica gel, eluted with 1:1 hexane:ethyl acetate/5% acetic acid and monitored by tlc, gave in early fractions purified 5-(5-benzoyl-2-thienyl)oxazolidine-2,4-dione (0.22 g., m.p. 153°-155° C., m/e 287).

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