A Practical and Efficient Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted-3,5-dihydro-imidazol--4-ones from Oxazolones. -A practical and efficient method for the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-ones (II) is developed. Ammonium carbamate is found to be an excellent source of ammonia at the initiatory oxazolone ring-opening step. The subsequent imidazolone cyclization can be achieved in the presence of K 2 CO 3 or DBU. The procedure is suitable for scaling up to supply gram quantities. -(CHAVEZ*, F.; PAVY, C.; WILLIAMSON, T.; CLEARY, T.; Synth. Commun. 42 (2012) 22, 3321-3327, http://dx.
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