Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-(4-pyridylthiomethyl)thiazole

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A solution of 5-chloro-2-formylamino-4-(4-pyridylthiomethyl)thiazole (4.9 g) in a mixture of ethanol (25 ml), tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (7 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in water. The solution was adjusted to pH 8 using aqueous sodium bicarbonate under ice-cooling. The precipitates were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in vacuo to give 2-amino-5-chloro-4-(4-pyridylthiomethyl)thiazole (0.26 g, yield: 56.6%).

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