1,3-Dichloroacetone → tert-Butyl (4-(chloromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)carbamate

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To a solution of N-Boc-thiourea (3.0 g, 17 mmol) in acetone (75 mL) was added 1,3-dichloroacetone (2.4 g, 18.7 mmol) at once. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 72 h. The reaction mixture was treated with 3 g of NaHCO3 and stirred for 15 min. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography (EtOAc/Heptanes 4/1) afforded N-Boc-4-(chloromethyl)thiazol-2-amine (2.9 g, 11.6 mmol, 68%) as a white solid.

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