5,5-Dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidinedithione → 2,4-bis-(4-dimethylaminobenzylthio)-5,5-dimethyl-5H-imidazole

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Initially, 3.2 g of 4-dimethylaminobenzylchloride hydrochloride was added to a solution of 1 g of 5,5-dimethyl-2,4-dithiohydantoin in 50 mL of ethanol (EtOH). The reaction mixture was treated following the procedure used in Example 62, and purified by column chromatography (CHCl3). Recrystallization form diethyl ether-n-hexane gave the desired compound in the form of a needle-like crystal. The yield of this compound was 1.9 g with a yield ratio of 71.2%, and the melting point was 91°-92° C.

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