Iodine → 1-((5-tert-butyl-2-iminothiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl)cyclobutanol

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A mixture of 1-(aminomethyl)cyclobutanol (prepared from cyclobutanone as described in WO 2006/100208) (7.2 g, 71 mmol), 3,3-dimethylbutanal (9.8 mL, 78 mmol), 4 Å molecular sieves (10 g, 8-12 mesh beads), potassium thiocyanate (9.2 g, 95 mmol) and iodine (18 g, 71 mmol) in acetonitrile (100 mL) were processed as described in Example 18A to provide the title compound (5.5 g, 23 mmol, 32% yield). MS (DCI/NH3) m/z 241 (M+H)+.

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