Water → 1-(2,6-Dichlorobenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone

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A 21.5 g (0.25 mole) portion of 2-imidazolidinone in 250 ml of dimethylsulfoxide was treated with 34.5 g (0.25 mole) of K2CO3, 20 g (0.12 mole) of KI and 48.9 g (0.25 mole) of 2,6-dichlorobenzyl chloride. The reaction mixture was heated to 105° over 0.3 hours, held at 105° for 1.7 hours and poured into 1.5 l of water all with rapid stirring. 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 leaving %) 48 g (79(of a light yellow viscous oil. The crude product was crystallized using 125 ml of ether, filtered, air dried and dried to a constant weight at 60° to give 13 g (21%) of a white solid m.p. 156°-158°.

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