N-bromobutanimide → 4-Thiazolecarboxylic acid, 5-amino-2-bromo-, methyl ester

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To a solution of methyl 5-amino-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate (J & W PharmLab, 10.0 g, 63.2 mmol) in THF (100 mL), N-bromosuccinimide (12.0 g, 67.4 mmol) was added portion-wise. After stirring at room temperature for 1 h, the mixture reaction was filtered to give a first crop of product as a pink solid (9.8 g). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was triturated with EtOAc (15 mL) and filtered to give a second crop of product as a pink solid (5.0 g, total yield: 99%). LCMS calc. for C5H6BrN2O2S (M+H)+: m/z=236.9. found 237.0.

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