Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-chloro-4-(hydroxymethyl)thiazole-5-carboxylate

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A solution of 17.7 g (53 mmol) of ethyl 4-({[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)-2-chloro-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate (Intermediate 211) and 53 ml (53 mmol) of 1N HCl in dioxane was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was extracted 3 times with EtOAc, which was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give 11.3 g of an orange oil. Purification by silica gel chromatography affords a solid. NMR (CDCl3): 1.2 (t, 3H), 3.1 (s, broad, 1H), 4.2 (q, 2H), 4.8 (s, 2H).

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