Some Features of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of N-2-Haloethyl Derivatives of 5,5-Substituted Hydantoins

Reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)- and 5,5-diphenyl-3-(2-bromoethyl)- hydantoins with potassium 4-aminobenzoate in dimethylformamide in the presence of triethylbenzylammonium chloride leads to the formation of 2-[5,5-dimethyl(diphenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,3-diazolidin-2-yl]ethyl-4-aminobenzoates. The latter were used for synthesis of new types of maleimides, namely 2-[5,5-dimethyl(diphenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,3-diazolidin-2-yl]ethyl-4-(2,5-dioxo-1-azolin-1-yl) benzoates. Reactions of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-di(2-chloroethyl) hydantoin with potassium 4-aminobenzoate or sodium 4-N-acetylaminophenolate at a molar ratio of 1:2 also lead to 3-monosubstituted products.