Propargyl alcohol → 2-amino-5-[4-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-5-[3-(3-hydroxyprop-1-yn-1-yl)phenyl]-3-methyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one

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A mixture of 2-amino-5-(3-bromophenyl)-5-[4-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-3-methyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one (2.4 g, 5.85 mmol), 3-hydroxy-1-propyne (3.27 g, 58.5 mmol) and Pd(PPh3)4 (670 mg, 0.585 mmol) in pyrrolidine is heated at 70° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 16 h, diluted with water and extracted with CH2Cl2. The extracts are combined, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue is purified by chromatography on a silica cartridge, to give 2-amino-5-[4-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-5-[3-(3-hydroxyprop-1-yn-1-yl)phenyl]-3-methyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one, 1 g (45% yield), identified by NMR and mass spectral analyses.

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