Methyl 4-chloroacetoacetate → (2-Amino-thiazol-4-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester hydrochloride

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To a solution of methyl 4-chloro-acetoacetate (4.0 g, 27 mmol) in 50 mL of THF was added thiourea (2.0 g, 27 mmol) and the resulting suspension was stirred at reflux for 5 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The white solid was filtered off and washed with ether to afford 5.0 g (90%) of the title compound. 1H NMR (D2O) δ 6.6 (broad s, 1H), 3.7 (broad s, 2H), 3.6 (broad s, 3H). MS (NH3 --CI) 173 (M+H)+ (100%).

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