Hydrochloric Acid → 2,3-Dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-6-carbaldehyde

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Ethyl 2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-6-carboxylate (4.2 g; 21.21 mmol) was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (150 ml) and cooled to -70° C. under a stream of dry argon. This solution was treated with a solution of diisobutylaluminium hydride in toluene (1.5M, 26.9 ml, 2 equivalents) over 40 minutes at -70° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at -70° C. for a further 0.5 h. Water (10 ml) was added and the mixture stirred at ambient temperature for 0.5 hr. The mixture was acidified with 5M HCl, filtered through a celite pad and the pad further washed with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate and evaporated to dryness. Chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate, gave the title compound (1.4 g, 43%).

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