p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 2-(Thiazol-2-yloxy)ethanol

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para-Toluenesulfonic acid (11.2 g, 58.0 mmol) was added to a sol. of 2-[2-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)ethoxy]thiazole (15.0 g, 58.0 mmol) in MeOH (300 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 2 h at 0° C. Aq. sat. NaHCO3 was added until a pH of 6-7 was reached. The solvents were partially removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with EtOAc. The mixture was washed with aq. sat. NaHCO3 (1×), and the aq. phase was extracted back with EtOAc (1×). The combined org. extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and the solvents were removed under reduced pressure. Purification of the crude by FC (EtOAc/heptane 1:1) yielded the title compound (5.43 g, 65%). LC-MS: tR=0.48 min, ES+: 146.09.

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