Acetic Acid → 4-bromo-2-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thiazole

The 4-bromothiazole-2-carbohydrazide (620 mg, 2.8 mmol) and toluene (9 mL) were added to a sealable vial, and N,N-dimethylformamide/N,N-dimethylacetamide complex (920 μL, 6.9 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred for 5 minutes, then cyclopropyl amine (770 μL, 11 mmol), and acetic acid (160 μL, 2.8 mmol) were added, and the reaction was heated in a microwave reactor at 150° C. for 30 minutes. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue purified by flash chromatography (1→7% methanol in methylene chloride) to afford 740 mg of 4-bromo-2-(4-cyclopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thiazole (contaminated with DMF•DMA, but used directly in next step).