Methyl iodide → 2-(Methylthio)benzo[d]thiazol-6-ol

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To the ice cooled solution of 2-mercapto-benzothiazol-6-ol from step 1 (3.80 g, 20.76 mmol, 1.0 eq) in DCM (40 mL, 0.5M) at 0° C., was added triethylamine (7.29 mL, 51.91 mmol, 2.5 eq) followed by iodomethane (1.93 mL, 31.14 mmol, 1.5 eq). The reaction was stirred from 0° C. to −10° C. for 3 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo. Water (ca. 200 mL) was added and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×150 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo to yield 2-methylsulfanyl-benzothiazol-6-ol as light green powder (3.76 g, 92%). The crude product was used in the next step without purification. M+H=198.0

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