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Chiral N-acylated imidazolidin-2-ones, readily available from aminoeth
anols in three steps through the nucleophilic opening of oxazoline int
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e benzylations and methylations via their sodium enolates. In most cas
es, the resulting products are highly crystalline, and the chiral auxi
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