Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 22063980, compound

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1,3-Dimethyl-5-(2-nitro-propenyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one (2.23 g) was dissolved in methanol (15 mL) and water (40 mL) and treated sequentially with iron (1.67 g) and iron trichloride hexahydrate (174.3 mg). After heating to 75° C. concentrated hydrochloric acid (8 mL) was added in portions over 0.5 hours. The mixture was stirred at 75° C. for 2.5 hours, cooled, treated with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted into ethyl acetate The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated to give 1,3-Dimethyl-5-(2-oxo-propyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one (1.465 g).

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