N,N'-Dimethylurea → 1,3-Dimethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)dihydropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

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A mixture of α-trifluoromethylacrylic acid (700 mg; 5.0 mmoles) and 1,3-dimethylurea (419 mg; 4.8 mmoles) in DMF (5 ml) was cooled to 0° C., and then a solution of DCC (1.21 g; 5.9 mmoles) in DMF (3 ml) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. The precipitated solid was filtered off, and washed with ethyl acetate. The solvents were evaporated under reduced pressure from the combined filtrates. The residue was purified by a column chromatography on silica gel to give 566 mg (yield 57%) of 1,3-dimethyl-5-trifluoromethyl-5,6-dihydrouracil (OF-1).

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