Dimethylformamide → 2-{[(4-Chlorophenyl)sulfanyl](2,5-difluorophenyl)methyl}-1,3-thiazole

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The 2-[(2,5-difluorophenyl)-hydroxymethyl]thiazole (348 mg, 1.53 mmol) obtained in Referential Example 15 was dissolved in thionyl chloride (1.5 ml). To the resulting solution was added a drop of dimethylformamide. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Dioxane was added to the residue, followed by further concentration under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in dimethylformamide (10.0 ml). To the resulting solution were added 4-chlorobenzenethiol (332 mg, 2.3 mmol) and potassium carbonate (845 mg, 6.12 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 hours. After the reaction mixture was allowed to stand until it became room temperature, ethyl acetate (60 ml) was added thereto. The resulting mixture was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1 to 6:1) to give the title compound (130 mg, 24%) as a colorless oil.

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