1,1'-Carbonyldiimidazole → 1-[(4-Bromophenyl)methyl]imidazolidine-2,4-dione

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-(4-bromobenzylamino)acetamide (1B3) (45.9 mmol, 11.2 g) and carbonyldiimidazole (68.8 mmol, 11.2 g) in acetonitrile (223 ml) was cooled to 0° C. with stirring and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (45.9 mmol, 5.60 g) was added. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 24 h and then heated at 80° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and the acetonitrile removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was acidified to pH 4 with aqueous HCl and the precipitate collected by filtration and dried in a vacuum oven to give 1-(4-bromobenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione (1B4) 2.55 g (20.2%); 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSOd6) δ 10.94 (bs, NH) 7.55 (d, 2H) 7.24 (d, 2H) 4.42 (s, 2H) 3.86 (s, 2H).

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