4-Fluorobenzylamine → 2-Bromo-N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide

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To a solution of 2-bromo-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid (10.0 g, 45.0 mmol) in methylene chloride (200 mL) was added 4-fluoro-benzylamine (6.19 g, 49.5 mmol), benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (21.9 g, 49.5 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (15.7 mL, 90.1 mmol) and the mixture was stirred under nitrogen at room temperature for 16 hr. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride (300 mL), washed with water (300 mL) and brine (2×200 mL). The organic phase was dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography over silica gel (methylene chloride:methanol, 95:5) to provide 2-bromo-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid 4-fluoro-benzylamide as a beige solid (13.5 g, 90% yield). MS (M+H)+=330; Rt=136 min.

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