Chloroacetyl chloride → 2-(Chloromethyl)benzothiazole

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Chloroacetyl chloride (81.6 ml) is added dropwise to a solution composed of 2-aminothiophenol (112 ml, 1.04 mol), dichloromethane (1.2 l) and three drops of dimethylformamide, while the temperature is kept below 40° C. After stirring for 18 hours, the precipitate formed is filtered off by suction and then dissolved in a minimum amount of water. This aqueous phase is extracted with pentane and the extracts are concentrated under vacuum at room temperature, giving 120 g (65%) of a flaky solid.

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