Phenethyl bromide → 3-(2-phenylethyl)-1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-one

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(1aB) Benzothiazolin-2-one (5.15 g, 34.1 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylformamide (100 ml) and to the solution was added 60% sodium hydride (1.36 g, 34.1 mmol) which was stirred at room temperature until generation of hydrogen gas stopped. Then β-phenylethylbromide (4.89 ml, 35.8 mmol) was added to the solution which was stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. To the reaction solution was added a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed in turn with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and saline and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The crude product thus obtained was purified by subjecting it to silica gel column chromatography to give 6.49 g of 3-phenethylbenzothiazoline-2-one as a white amorphous powder form n-hexane/ethyl (4:1)-eluted fraction (yield: 80%).

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