Benzothiazolone → 5-(2-Bromopropanoyl)-1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-one

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Reaction Steps

To a suspension of aluminum chloride (91.8 g) in carbon disulfide (200 ml) was added 2-bromopropionyl bromide (50 g) and 2-benzothiazolinone (20 g) and the resulting solution was refluxed for 6 hours with stirring. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed in vacuo to give a residue, which was washed with diisopropyl ether and recrystallized from a mixture of ethyl acetate and diethyl ether to give 5-(2-bromopropionyl)-2-benzothiazolinone (32.3 g).

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