A convenient new method for the synthesis of polysubstituted 2-imidazolidin
ones has been established involving the reaction of 4-alkylamino-2-aryl-2-o
xazolines with arylsulfonyl isocyanates. It has been applied successfully i
n preparing previously unknown 3-alkyl-4-aroylamino-1-arylsulfonyr-2-imidaz
olidinones in high yields. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv
ed.