Sodium Hydroxide → (2-Formamido-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)(oxo)acetic acid

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To a suspension of ethyl 2-(2-formylaminothiazol-4-yl)glyoxylate, which can be represented as ethyl 2-(2-formylimino-2,3-dihydrothiazol-4-yl)glyoxylate, (281 g.) in water (1100 ml.) was added an 1 N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (2.23 l.) under stirring and ice-cooling, and then the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes at 10° to 15° C. After the reaction mixture was filtered, the filtrate was adjusted to pH 1 with concentrated hydrochloric acid with stirring. The precipitates were collected by filtration, washed with water and then dried to give 2-(2-formylaminothiazol-4-yl)glyoxylic acid, which can be represented as 2-(2-formylimino-2,3-dihydrothiazol-4-yl)glyoxylic acid, (234 g.), mp 133° to 136° C. (dec.).

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