Sulfuric Acid → N-[5-[[(5-ethyl-2-oxazolyl)methyl]thio]-2-thiazolyl]acetamide

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To a solution of [[2-(acetylamino)-5-thiazolyl]thio]-N-(2-oxobutyl)acetamide (10.5 g, 34.8 mmol) in acetic anhydride (100 mL) was added conc. sulfuric acid (10 mL). The mixture was stirred at 55-60° C. for 2 h and sodium acetate (15 g, 0.18 mol) was added to the mixture. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was added cold water (100 mL). The precipitated solid was collected, washed with water and dried. It was purified by a flash column chromatography (SiO2; methylene chloride: MeOH/100:5) to afford N-[5-[[(5-ethyl-2-oxazolyl)methyl]thio]-2-thiazolyl]acetamide (4.2 g, 43%) as a solid, mp 147-148° C.

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