Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid → 1-Benzoyl-5,5-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one

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3-Benzoyl-1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4,4-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (500 mg) described in Preparation Example 57 was dissolved in dichloromethane (5 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (0.39 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. To the reaction mixture was added 5% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, the solvent was evaporated, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and the solvent was evaporated. The obtained residue was purified by column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (146 mg).

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