Ethyl 4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d][1,3]thiazole-5-carboxylate → 4H-Pyrrolo[2,3-d]thiazole-5-methanol

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To a solution of ethyl 4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]thiazole-5-carboxylate (5 g, 25.48 mmol) and in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added lithium aluminum hydride (4.34 g, 127.5 mmol) dissolved in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) dropwise between −10° C. and 0° C. After the addition, the mixture was stirred below 0° C. for 1 hours, and then warm to the ambient temperature and allowed to stir for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was cooled down to 0° C., quenched by 10 mL water, and then 10 mL 4N sodium hydroxide. The resulting white precipitate was filtered off, washed with acetic ester. The filtrate was dried by anhydrous sodium sulphate. The solvent was removed to afford the crude product (3.5 g, 89%). The crude product was used directly in the next step. LCMS (M+H) m/z: calcd. 154.02. found 154.9.

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