Hydrochloric Acid → 2-amino-5-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-ylthio)thiazole

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A mixture of 2-acetylamino-5-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-ylthio)thiazole (2.0 g) in a mixture of ethanol (20 ml) and aqueous 6N-hydrochloric acid (5 ml) was refluxed for 4 hours with stirring. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was adjusted to pH 8 using aqueous sodium bicarbonate under ice cooling. The precipitates were collected by filtration, washed with water and the solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give 2-amino-5-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-ylthio)thiazole (0.81 g, yield: 48.5%). mp: 186°-188° C. (dec.)

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