Acetic Anhydride → N-(7-bromobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)acetamide

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The mixture (1.02 g, 4.45 mmol) of 7-bromobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine and 6-bromobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine and DMAP (620.6 mg, 5.079 mmol) were suspended in DCM (40 mL) and acetic anhydride (0.46 mL, 4.9 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred under nitrogen at RT for 2 hours and was then quenched with 1 N HCl (25 mL). The layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with DCM, and the organic extracts were washed with 1 N HCl, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to provide the mixture (865 mg, 72% yield) of N-(7-bromobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)acetamide and N-(6-bromobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)acetamide. MS (ESI pos. ion) m/z: 271 (MH+, 79Br), 273 (MH+, 81Br). Calculated exact mass for C9H7BrN2S: 270 (79Br), 272 (81Br).

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