Water → N-Benzyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-amine

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To a stirred solution of 12.1 g (0.05 mol) of N-phenyl-N'-benzylthiourea in 150 ml of glacial acetic acid was added dropwise 8.0 g (0.05 mol) of bromine in 60 mL of glacial acetic acid. The reaction was poured into 10 volumes of water and made basic with concentrated ammonium hydroxide. A solid precipitated from the aqueous solution and was filtered. The solid could be recrystallized from an appropriate solvent to yield N-benzyl-2-benzothiazolamine.

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