Water → 2-Diphenylmethylaminothiazole-4-carbaldehyde

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Following a procedure similar to that described in Preparation 50, the desired compound was prepared from 2.11 g of 1-(2-diphenylmethylaminothiazol-4-yl)ethane-1,2-diol, 3.15 g of sodium metaperiodate, 40 ml of water and 20 ml of methanol. The resulting product was a pale brown foam having the following physical properties.

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