The present disclosure provides an industrially feasible process for the preparing an imidazolidone compound 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(l-methylethyl)-5-oxo-lH-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid of formula I, The process involves condensing 5-ethyl-2,3-diethyl pyridine dicarboxylate and 2,3-dimethyl-2-amino butyramide in the presence of alkali alcoholate.