Sodium Thiosulfate → 1-(5-Bromothiazol-2-yl)cyclohexanecarbonitrile

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N-Bromosuccinimide (0.33 g, 1.87 mmol) was added to a solution of the product from Step 1 (300 mg, 1.56 mmol) in DMF (5 ml) and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. 2 aliquots of N-bromosuccinimide (0.33 g, 1.87 mmol) were added over a period of 23 hrs before addition of saturated aqueous Na2S2O3 (10 mL). The mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed with brine (50 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica (gradient elution 7% to 60% EtOAc in Hexanes) to afford 1-(5-bromo-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)cyclohexanecarbonitrile (96 mg, 0.35 mmol, 22.7% yield) as a pale yellow oil. MS ESI: [M+H]+ m/z 272.

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