5-Bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-isothiazolecarboxylic acid → HCID 90418354, compound

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Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed 5-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid (800 mg, 2.90 mmol, 1.00 equiv), tetrahydrofuran (3 mL). This was followed by the addition of BH3 (14.5 mL, 5.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at 25° C. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC (ethyl acetate/petroleum ether=1:5). The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 20 mL of methanol. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 1 h. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5). This resulted in 200 mg (25%) of [5-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-thiazol-4-yl]methanol as yellow oil.

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