Potassium Carbonate → benzyl 2-[[2,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methylamino]-5-oxo-4H-imidazole-3-carboxylate

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A suspension of 2-amino-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-imidazole-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (93.2 mg, 0.40 mmol), 2,4-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzylbromide (126.6 mg, 0.40 mmol) and K2CO3 (83.01 mg, 0.60 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was heated to reflux under argon for 1 hr. Cooled to r.t. and the reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give a residue which was triturated with EtOAc and filtered to give 2-(2,4-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzylamino)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-imidazole-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester as a white solid (96.0 mg, 52.4%).

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