Triethylamine → 4-Imidazolidinone, 3-(diphenylmethyl)-1-methyl-2-thioxo-

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A mixture of sarcosine ethyl ester hydrochloride (7.68 g), benzhydryl-isothiocyanate (11.25 g), triethyl amine (12 g) and chloroform (200 mL) was heated at reflux for 5 hours. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, washed with 1N HCl (2×200 mL), then with water (200 mL) The organic phase was evaporated to dryness. The residue was crystallized from ethanol to give the title compound (7.40 g) as an off-white solid, m.p. 139°-141° C. Anal. Calcd. for C17H16N2O S: C, 68.89; H, 5.44; N, 9.45. Found: C, 68.92; H, 5.43; N, 9.58. Mass spectrum (EI, M.+) m/z 296.

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