Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide → HCID 67735793, compound

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A mixture of 4-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)-1,2-dimethyl-5-benzimidazolecarboxylic acid (0.942 g, 2.87 mmol), dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (0.590 g, 2.87 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran is stirred for 3 hours at reflux temperature, cooled and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is chromatographed (silica gel, ethyl acetate eluent) to afford the title product as a white powder (0.210 g, 23.6%), mp 258°-263° C.

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