Hydrochloric Acid → (RS)-5-[[3-Methoxy-2-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-2,4-imidazolidinedione

HRID 2226899Notes

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:4]([O:17][CH2:18][C:19]2[CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=[CH:21][CH:20]=2)=[C:5]([CH:9]=[C:10]2[NH:14][C:13](=[O:15])[NH:12][C:11]2=[O:16])[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1.Cl.C(=C1NC(=O)NC1=O)C1C=CC=CC=1>CO.[Zn]>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:4]([O:17][CH2:18][C:19]2[CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=[CH:21][CH:20]=2)=[C:5]([CH2:9][CH:10]2[NH:14][C:13](=[O:15])[NH:12][C:11]2=[O:16])[CH:6]=[CH:7][CH:8]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 50 °C

Procedure

Zinc powder (40.00 g; 0.61 mole) is added to a stirred suspension of 48.00 g (0.16 mole) of the benzylidine hydantoin from Example 3 in 1,200 mL of methanol under nitrogen. Concentrated hydrochloric acid (30 mL) is added and the mixture is heated on the steam bath for 20 minutes (after 10 minutes the starting benzylidene hydantoin dissolves). Another 30 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid is added and the mixture is heated at reflux for another 20 minutes. The cooled (50° C.) mixture is cautiously filtered and the cake washed with 100 mL of methanol. Water (500 mL) is added to the filtrate to yield 24.60 g of crystalline product; mp 202°-204° C. Recrystallization from methanol gives pure product; mp 205°-207° C.

Workup

dissolutiondissolves)
temperaturethe mixture is heated
temperatureat reflux for another 20 minutes
filtrationis cautiously filtered
washthe cake washed with 100 mL of methanol
additionWater (500 mL) is added to the filtrate

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-04e328f4170244acab7825210b423f5b
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1994_09
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05350757

Reaction notes

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