Carbon Disulfide → 7-Aminobenzo[D]oxazole-2-thiol

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A solution of KOH (0.875 g, 15.6 mmol) in EtOH (14.3 mL) and water (2.6 mL) was treated with carbon disulfide (0.828 g, 10.9 mmol), followed by of 2,6-diaminophenol (1.50 g, 12.1 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux temperature for 3 h, concentrated, neutralized with 1M HCl to pH 7, and extracted with EtOAc. The extracts were combined, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound (0.90 g, 45%), characterized by NMR and mass spectral analyses.

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