Methyl isothiocyanate → 2-[2-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)guanidino]-4-[4-(3-methylthioureido)butyl]thiazole

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A mixture of 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino]-4-(4-aminobutyl)thiazole (0.3 g.) and methyl isothiocyanate (0.18 g.) in methanol (6 ml.) was allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 hours. The residue obtained on evaporation of the solvent was subjected to preparative thin layer chromatography using chloroform/methanol/ammonia 90:10:0.5 v/v/v for development. The appropriate zone of the chromatogram was isolated and extracted with hot ethanol/chloroform 50:50 v/v (100 ml.). Evaporation of the solvent gave 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino]-4-[4-(3-methylthioureido)butyl]thiazole as a straw-coloured gum. The n.m.r. spectrum d6 dimethylsulphoxide using tetramethylsilane as internal standard included the following resonances (δ): 2.75 (3H, doublet), 4.04 (2H, multiplet) and 6.34 (1H, singlet). On addition of D2O the multiplet at δ4.04 collapsed to a quartet.

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