Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(4-Bromophenyl)-5-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione

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A mixture of 4-bromo acetophenone (8.0 g, 40.2 mmol), ammonium carbonate (40 g, 402 mmol) and potassium cyanide (3.4 g, 52.3 mmol) in a mixed solvent of ethanol (90 mL) and water (90 mL) was stirred at 55° C. for 5 hours, then 12 hours at ambient. The solution was adjusted to pH=6 with 6 N HCl carefully and subsequently stirred at room temerature for 2 hours. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with water. The collected white solid was dried under vacuum to give the product (9.2 g, 85%). m/z 267.1, 269.1 (M−H)−.

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