Sulfuric Acid → 2-(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)acetamide

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2-(Benzothiazol-2-yl)acetonitrile (2.05 g, 12 mmol) was added in portions to stirred concentrated sulfuric acid (5 mL) over 10 min. The mixture was stirred for 4 hr, then poured over ice/water. The precipitate that formed was extracted into EA and washed with brine, then the organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent removed under vacuum to give 2-(benzothiazol-2-yl)acetamide (1.02 g) as an orange solid.

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