Abstract
Sterically congested
trans-4,5-di-
tert-butyl-2-imidazolidinone (DTBIm) and
trans-4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinone (DAIm), which are prepared from the parent 1,3-dihydro-2-imidazolone, undergo an unusual
N-acylation reaction with acyl chlorides in the presence of organic amines to give the 3-oxoacyl derivatives.
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