Benzyl Bromide → Benzyl ((S)-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-benzyl-4-methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)acetate

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7.73 g (160.8 mmol) of sodium hydride were added to a solution of 20 g (73.1 mmol) of ((S)-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-4-methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)acetic acid in 120 ml of absolute DMF with ice-cooling. After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, 19 ml (160.8 mmol) of benzyl bromide were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, allowed to stand overnight, the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel using heptane/ethyl acetate (2:1). 11.43 g (35%) of 8.1 were obtained.

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