N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone → 1-Vinylimidazole

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A mixture of 4 parts of N-vinylpyrrolidone, 0.1 part of N,N'-divinylethyleneurea (DVEU), 50 parts of water and 0.5 part of 5% strength sodium hydroxide solution was placed in a stirred vessel and heated to 60° C. in a stream of nitrogen. 0.01 part of sodium dithionite was added and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 1 h. A suspension was obtained into which a solution of 37 parts of N-vinylimidazole and 1.2 parts of DVEU in 50 parts of water was metered over a period of 3 hours. The mixture was subsequently polymerized at 70° C. for 2 hours. The product was worked up by washing on a suction filter, rinsing with water and drying at 60° C. in a convection oven, to give fine white particles in a yield of 95%.

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