N-(2-amino-2-thioxoethyl)acetamide → 5-Acetyl-2-acetylaminomethylthiazole

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A mixture of 2-bromo-1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1-butene (9.61 g) and N-[(thiocarbamoyl)methyl]acetamide (7.70 g) in acetone (100 ml) was refluxed for one hour with stirring. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a mixture of chloroform and methanol (20:1, V/V) to give 5-acetyl-2-(acetylaminomethyl)thiazole (3.48 g).

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