Cesium carbonate → (1Z)-1-[3-(5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylphenyl)-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-2-ylidene]-3-[2-[4-[1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]phenyl]ethyl]urea

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To a 250 mL round bottomed flask was added acetonitrile (100 mL). 3-(4-(2-Isocyanatoethyl)phenyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (34a) (11.0 g, 29.4 mmol) was added in one portion. 1-(2-Isopropyl-5-methylphenyl)thiourea (6.73 g, 32.3 mmol) and cesium carbonate (9.57 g, 29.4 mmol) were added to the above solution. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen overnight. Ethanol (100 mL) was added to the mixture. Methyl 2-bromoacetate (8.99 g, 58.8 mmol) and sodium acetate (9.64 g, 118 mmol) were then added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours, forming an orange suspension. The reaction mixture was cooled and filtered through a filter paper, and the solids were washed with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). The orange filtrate was concentrated. The solid residue was purified by flash column chromatography using 10-20% dichloromethane/B, where B=1:1 ethyl acetate/acetone, as eluent to afford the title compound as a slightly orange foam (8.60 g, 45%).

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