Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 131718862, compound

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A mixture of the ornithuric acid, as described in Step A, (501.5 g, 1.47 mol) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFAA) (400 ml) was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The resulting solution was evaporated (0.1 Torr) and 1 L of TFAA was added. The solution was stirred for 16 hours and evaporated to dryness (0.01 Torr). Further 1 L of TFAA was added and the solution stirred for 4 hours. Reevaporation of the solution to dryness (0.1 Torr) was followed by addition of further 500 ml of TFAA. The solution was stirred for another 16 hours and evaporated to dryness (0.1 Torr). The oily residue was dissolved in 1.6 L of anhydrous THF and freshly dehydrated oxalic acid (440 g) added to the solution over a period of two hours. Stirring of the mixture was continued for 16 hours, when 7.5 L of ethyl acetate was added. The solution was washed with brine, aqueous sodium bicarbonate (4X), and brine, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to dryness. Yield of the title compound: 522.8 g (90.5%). Rf=0.33 and 0.27 (eluent: ethyl acetate/petroleum ether 1:1), ketone and its hydrate. m.p.: 113°-115° C.

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