5-tert-Butyl-2-(chloromethyl)-1,3-oxazole → N-[5-[[(5-tert-Butyl-2-oxazolyl)methyl]thio]-2-thiazolyl]acetamide

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To a solution of 50 mg (0.23 mmol, Applied Chemical Laboratory) of N-[5-(acetylthio)-2-thiazolyl]acetamide in 10 mL of THF was added 0.25 mL of potassium tert-butoxide solution (1 M solution, 0.25 mmol) at rt under argon. The resulting suspension was stirred for 15 min at rt, then a solution of 59 mg of 2-(chloromethyl)-5-t-butyloxazole (0.34 mmol) in 1 mL of THF was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 16 h, concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 25×200 mm, 1:1 EtOAc/hexanes followed by 100% EtOAc) to give 44 mg (0.14 mmol, 61%) of N-[5-[[(5-t-butyl-2-oxazolyl)methyl]thio]-2-thiazolyl]acetamide as a white solid.

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