Thiourea → Ethyl 2-methoxyimino-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)acetate hydrobromide

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A solution of ethyl 2-methoxyimino-4-bromoacetoacetate (a mixture of syn and anti isomers) (17.4 g.) and thiourea (5.4 g.) in ethanol (100 ml.) was refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand in a refrigerator to precipitate crystals. The crystals were collected by filtration, washed with ethanol and dried to give ethyl 2-methoxyimino-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)acetate hydrobromide (anti isomer) (9.5 g.). The filtrate and the washings were put together and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water (100 ml.) was added to the residue and the mixture was washed with ether.

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