Urea → 2,2-Dimethylsuccinimide

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The mixture of 10 g of 3,3-dimethylsuccinic acid and 102.7 g of urea was stirred for 10 hours at 160° C. Into the reaction mixture was added water at 100° C., and the mixture was cooled to near room temperature. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate three times. The organic layers were washed with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to obtain 7.8 g of 3,3-dimethylpyrrolidin-2,5-dione.

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