Ethyl bromoacetate → Ethyl [5-(5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]acetate

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To a solution of 5-(5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1H-tetrazole (1 g, 4.3 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added Cs2CO3 (2.1 g, 6.45 mmol) and ethyl bromoacetate (0.95 mL, 8.6 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at 90° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc (100 mL) and water (200 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. Chromatography over silica afforded the title compound as a white solid, contaminated with the 1-alkylated isomer ethyl[5-(5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1H-tetrazol-1-yl]acetate. 1HNMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ 5.70 (s, 2H), 4.26 (q, J=7 Hz, 2H), 1.28 (t, J=7 Hz, 3H).

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