Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Methyl-4-[({[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic Acid

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835 mg (2.13 mmol) of 1-methyl-4-[({[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-amino}carbonyl)amino]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (Example 3A) is suspended in 5 ml of ethanol and 12 ml of tetrahydrofuran. While being cooled with ice, 2 ml (25 mmol) of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is added. The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature and then made acidic with 1N hydrochloric acid while being cooled with ice. The solution is extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum. The residue is purified by preparative HPLC.

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