Benzyl Bromide → HCID 22456858, compound

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A mixture of 1-[[1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-one (1.9 g) in DMF (20 ml) was stirred at RT. Sodium hydride (60%) (0.28 g) was added portionwise over 15 minutes. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. A solution of bromomethylbenzene (1.45 g) in DMF (5 ml) was added dropwise over 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified over silica gel on a glass filter (eluent: CH2Cl2 /CH3OH 95/5). The pure fractions were collected and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was crystallized from diethyl ether (20 ml). The precipitate was filtered off and dried, yielding 1.3 g (51%) of 1-[[1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]-1,3-dihydro-3-(phenylmethyl)-2H-imidazol-2-one (comp. 21; mp 110.5° C.).

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