p-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenyl isocyanate → Ethyl 1-methyl-4-[({[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylate

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Under argon, 1.46 g (7.21 mmol) of 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl isocyanate are added to 1.22 g (3.61 mmol) of ethyl 4-amino-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylate (synthesis in analogy to Example 4A step 3, or also according to Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 1607 and the literature cited therein) in 50 ml of THF, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo and purified chromatographically.

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