Sodium Hydroxide → 6-(4-Isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)furo[2,3-b]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid

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A solution containing 6-[(1-carbamoyl-1,2-dimethylpropyl)carbamoyl]furo[2,3-b]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid (3.8 g, 0.012 mol) in aqueous sodium hydroxide 2.4 g, 0.06 mol) in water (40 mL) is stirred at 65° C. for three hours. The reaction mixture is then heated at 75° C. for one hour, allowed to cool, poured into ice, acidified to pH 2-3 and the resulting solid filtered off and dried. Crystallization from an acetone-methanol mixture affords pure 6-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)furo[2,3-b]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid mp 237°-244° C.

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