Methyl iodide → (4S)-3-Benzyloxycarbonyl-1-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidine-4-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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9.6 g of tert.-butyl (4S)-3-benzyloxycarbonyl-2-oxo-imidazolidine-4-carboxylate are dissolved in 200 ml of acetone, and 8.3 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 14.2 g of methyl iodide are added thereto. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 6 days. The reaction mixture is treated in the same manner as described in Preparation 1-(2), whereby 9.0 g of tert.-butyl (4S)-1-methyl-3-benzyloxycarbonyl-2-oxo-imidazolidine-4-carboxylate are obtained as colorless crystals. Yield: 89.8% The physico-chemical properties of this product are identical with those of the sample obtained in Preparation 1-(2).

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