Water → 1-[(4-Bromophenyl)methyl]-2-imidazolidinone

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A 12.4 g (0.14 mole) portion of 2-imidazolidinone in 125 ml of dimethylsulfoxide treated with 19.9 g (0.14 mole) of K2CO3, 11.5 g (0.069 mole) of KI and 36.0 g (0.14 mole) of 4-bromobenzylbromide. The reaction mixture was heated to 105° over 0.3 hours, held at 105° with stirring for 1.8 hours, and poured into 1.51 of cold water. The aqueous mixture was extracted with 1.3 l of chloroform. The chloroform extract was washed with 500 ml of water, dried over MgSO4 overnight and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 36 g (100%) of a light yellow semisolid. The crude product was crystallized using 150 ml of ether, filtered, air dried and dried at 60° for 4 hours to give 15 (42%) of a white solid m.p. 163°-167°. Recrystallization from acetonitrile gave an analytical sample, m.p. 166°-168°.

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