Trifluoroacetic acid → 1-(2-aminoethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-one; trifluoroacetic acid

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Reaction Steps

Add trifluoro-acetic acid (10 mL) to a solution of [2-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-imidazol-1-yl)-ethyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (2.5 g, 11 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL). Stir the mixture for 3 hours. Remove most of the solvent and trifluoro-acetic acid on a rotovap and dry the yellowish thick oil under vacuum to get the product. GCMS (EI) m/z 127 M+.

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