Acetonitrile → N-4-Thiazolyl-L-alanine

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To a solution of the above compound [36a] (40.3 g, 144.1 mmol) in MeCN (160 ml) are added CaCO3 (28 g, 280 mmol, 1.9 eq) and thioformamide (HCSNH2, 14 g, 229.1 mmol, 1.6 eq) and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 18 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. Insoluble materials are filtered off and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in dichloromethane, subsequently washed with 7% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, 1N NaOH, and water, two times each, to remove non-reacted thioformamide. The dichloromethane layer is dried over MgSO4, concentrated to dryness in vacuo, and subjected to silica gel chromatography (SiO2 : 370 g, MeCN:CH2Cl2 =1:7) to obtain (4-thiazolyl)alanine derivative [37a] (29.15 g, 71%) as an oil.

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