Water → 5-Isothiocyanato-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-1,3-benzoxazole

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1.0 g of 5-amino-2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolyl)benzoxazole (0.0047 mole) is dissolved in 50 ml of chloroform and slowly added to the following cold mixture: 0.54 g of thiophosgene (0.0047 mole), 0.47 g of calcium carbonate (0.0047 mole), 100 ml of chloroform and 25 ml of water. After the addition is complete the reaction is stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. The chloroform layer is separated, dried over anhyd. MgSO4 and evaporated under vacuum yielding a light brown solid. This material is crystallized from petroleum ether yielding 0.650 g of tan crystals, mp 105°-106° (54%).

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