Ethyl bromopyruvate → Ethyl 2-(phenylamino)-4-thiazolecarboxylate

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A mixture comprising 8.6 g of phenylthiourea, 10 g of ethyl bromopyruvate and 100 ml of ethanol was heated under reflux for 3 hours, and the reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure. A saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to the residue, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crystals which formed were collected by filtration. washed with benzene, and then recrystallized from ethanol, giving the desired compound as pale yellow prismatic crystals.

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