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Synthesis 2003(5): 0659-0661
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38068
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Synthesis and Reactions of an Imidazolone Anion Equivalent

George A. Kraus*, Prabir K. Choudhury
Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Received 4 November 2002
Publication Date:
21 March 2003 (online)

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Abstract

An imidazolone anion equivalent was prepared. The imidazolone moiety could be revealed by N-methylation followed by treatment with sodium phenyl sulfide.

Key words

sulfur - imidazole - alkylation - heterocycle - nucleophilic additions

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The X-ray structure of 5 will be submitted to Acta Crystallographica