Citric Acid → HCID 45121755, compound

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Potassium carbonate (39 mg) was added to a solution of 6.02 g of [5-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]thiazol-4-yl]-methanol in 12 ml of methanol, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. A 10% aqueous citric acid solution (6 ml) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture was then extracted with 90 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 12 ml of 5% sodium bicarbonate water and 12 ml of 20% brine in that order and was treated with 0.8 g of activated carbon and anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Toluene (15 ml) was added to the organic layer, the mixture was concentrated, and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration to give 3.11 g of 5-ethynyl-4-hydroxymethylthiazole.

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