Water → 3-amino-6-(1-phenylcyclopropyl)pyridine-2(1H)-thione

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A slurry of 2-methyl-5-(1-phenylcyclopropyl)thiazolo[5,4-b]pyridine (17.0 g, 63.8 mmol) in 128 mL EtOH was added sodium hydroxide 10 M in water (128 mL, 1276 mmol). Argon was bubbled through the resulting slurry for 5 min, then the reaction flask was fitted with a water-cooled reflux condenser, flushed with argon, and the reaction mixture was heated to vigorous reflux under argon. After 6 h, the reaction mixture was cooled and the EtOH was removed in vacuo. The resulting slurry was poured onto ice and neutralized with 260 mL 5N aq. HCl to pH 4. A light yellow precipitate resulted. The solid was collected by filtration through a glass frit, rinsing with 2×200 mL water, and the solid was dried under a bag of nitrogen overnight. Further drying in vacuo for several hours gave 3-amino-6-(1-phenylcyclopropyl)pyridine-2(1H)-thione as a light yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z: calculated: 242.1; Observed: 243.1 (M++1).

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