The synthesis of 2-aminoimidazolinones from resin-bound amino acids is desc
ribed. Reaction of resinbound amino acids with isothiocyanates followed by
treatment of the thioureas with Mukaiyama's reagent afforded the correspond
ing carbodiimides, which reacted with amines to give 2-aminoimidazolinones
in good yield and purity through a cyclization reaction that cleaves the pr
oduct from the resin. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.