Thiourea → 4-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-amine

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 80 g of 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl bromoethyl ketone and 35 g of thiourea in 250 ml of methanol is refluxed for 3 hours. After cooling the reaction mixture, the precipitate is filtered off and washed abundantly with diethyl ether. After concentration of the filtrate to a third of the initial volume, a second bath of crystals is recovered. Yield: 70%. m.p.=138° C. The hydrobromide prepared by the action of HBr in ethanol melts at 295° C.

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