Chloroacetaldehyde → 4-Hydroxy-3-(6-methylpyrid-2-yl)-thiazolidine-2-thione

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A 50% (by weight) aqueous solution of chloroacetaldehyde (28.4 g) is added, at a maximum temperature of 30° C., to a solution of triethylammonium (6-methylpyrid-2-yl)-dithiocarbamate (51.5 g) in distilled water (225 cc). The reaction is continued for 2 hours at 20°-30° C. The resulting crystals are separated by filtration, washed five times with distilled water (total 125 cc) and dried in air at 20° C. The product obtained (37.0 g; m.p. 127° C.) is dissolved in a mixture of chloroform (600 cc) and diethyl ether (300 cc); the organic solution is washed three times with distilled water (total 450 cc), dried over sodium sulphate, treated with decolorising charcoal (1 g) and evaporated. The crystals obtained (34.0 g; m.p. 128° C.) are dissolved in boiling ethanol (240 cc). After 2 hours cooling at 2° C., the resulting crystals are separated by filtration, washed twice with ice-cold ethanol (total 30 cc) and dried under reduced pressure (0.1 mm.Hg) at 50° C. 4-Hydroxy-3-(6-methylpyrid-2-yl)-thiazolidine-2-thione (28.8 g), melting at 128° C., is thus obtained.

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