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HRID 1978161Generated: October 28, 2026

Benzaldehyde → Phenylhydantoin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzaldehydeHCID 240—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantUreaHCID 1176—
ReactantN-methyl-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 13387—
CatalystTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
CatalystLithium BromideHCID 82050—
CatalystPalladium bromide (PdBr2)HCID 83469—
ProductPhenylhydantoinHCID 100250%

Reaction Steps

2,600 g benzaldehyde, 1,500 g urea, 25 ml N-methylpyrrolidone, 0.017 g palladium(II) bromide, 0.033 g triphenylphosphane, 0.100 9 sulfuric acid and 0.760 g lithium bromide are reacted in a 300 ml autoclave under 60 bar at 80° C. After a reaction time of 12 hours, the solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue is analyzed by means of high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). 2,200 g 5-phenylhydantoin are formed. This corresponds to a yield of 50%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06235910B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-e82aa72cdcbc495e967cc07059ae3f75
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05