Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[3-(4-Methylphenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-2-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile

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A mixture of 1a (0.547 g, 2.4 mmol) and 5a (0.348 g, 2 mmol) in dry DMF (0.6 ml) was stirred for 36 h. To this mixture were added methanol (20 ml) and 2N HCl (5 ml). The second mixture was refluxed for 6 h. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into cold water (30 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (40 ml). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, concentrated and chromatographed (dichloromethane) to yield 4-[3-(4-methylphenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-2-trifluoromethyl-benzonitrile, 5c, [RD7] (0.596 g, 1.48 mmol, 74%) as a white powder.

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