A new and convenient synthesis of 13,16-diazaestrone analogs

Imidazolidine-2,4-dione was chemoselectively N-alkylated at the imidic NH with several 2-(3,4-dihydro-1-naphthalenyl)ethyl-4-methylphenylsulphonates to give the corresponding imides for the first time which on selective reduction at one of the carbonyl groups followed by cyclization in PPA gave the corresponding title compounds.