Isopropanol → 4-(1-(2-Fluoro-4-biphenylyl)ethyl)-2-methylamino-5-thiazolecarboxylic acid

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5-Formyl-4-(1-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)ethyl)-2-methylaminothiazole (1.00 g, 2.9 mmoles) was dissolved in acetone (20 ml). Jones reagent (chromic acid (VI) dissolved in a mixture of concentrated sulfuric acid and water) (2 ml) was added dropwise thereinto while cooling the system with ice, after which it was stirred for one hour. Then, an additional 2 ml of Jones reagent was added dropwise and the resulting mixture was stirred for one hour. A small quantity of 2-propyl alcohol was added to the reaction mixture, it was extracted with ether, and the ether layer was washed with water and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to obtain the desired 4-(1-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)ethyl)-2-methylamino-5-thiazolecarboxylic acid (205 mg, 0.58 mmole, yield 20%) as a white crystalline product.

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