N-bromobutanimide → ethyl 2-amino-5-bromothiazole-4-carboxylate

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2-Amino-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.4 g, 8 mmol) is dissolved in acetonitrile (15 ml) and N-bromosuccinimide. (1.7 g, 9.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added in one portion. The mixture was stirred at room temp. for 3 hours, then filtered and the filtrate was evaporated. After purification on silica-gel with ethyl acetate/n-heptane as eluent, 0.71 g of an off-white solid were obtained: MS: m/e 248.9 (M−H).

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