Acetic Acid → N-(5,5,7,7-Tetramethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazol-2-YL)urea

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2-Amino-5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole (0.3mole), potassium cyanate (0.3 mole) and concentrated acetic acid (90 ml) are charged into a glass reaction vessel fitted with a mechanical stirrer and thermometer. A mild exotherm is noted at the beginning of the reaction. Stirring is continued for a period of about 1 hour with no external heating. Water (90 ml) is added and the resulting mixture filtered. The filtered-off solids are recrystallized from methanol to yield the desired product N-(5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-4-5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazol-2-yl)urea.

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