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

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Chloroacetone (13.9 cc) is added to a solution of triethylammonium (6-methylpyrid-2-yl)dithiocarbamate (50.0 g) in dimethylformamide (250 cc) at a temperature between 15 and 23° C. The reaction is continued for 3 hours at 20°-23° C. After filtration and evaporation of the dimethylformamide under reduced pressure (0.1 mm.Hg) at 45° C., the residual oil is dissolved in ethyl acetate (500 cc); the organic solution is washed with distilled water (100 cc), dried over sodium sulphate, treated with decolorising charcoal (2 g) and evaporated. The crystals obtained (38.0 g; m.p. 150°-153° C.) are dissolved in boiling ethanol (520 cc). After 2 hours cooling at 2° C., the resulting crystals are separated by filtration, washed twice with ice-cold ethanol (total 80 cc) and dried under reduced pressure (0.1 mm.Hg) at 45° C. 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-3-(6-methylpyrid-2-yl)-thiazolidine-2-thione (24.9 g), melting at 156° C., is obtained.

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