Ethyl 4-isopropylthiazole-2-carboxylate → 4-Cyclobutylthiazole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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4-Cyclobutylthiazole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester 265b was synthesized from compound 264b (23.87 g, 1 eq.) and ethyl thiooxamate (21.41 g, 1 eq.) as a yellow oil in 64% yield, following the procedure as described for compound 212. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ (ppm) 1.32 (t, J=7.12 Hz, 3H), 1.82-1.89 (m, 1H), 1.92-2.02 (m, 1H), 2.15-2.33 (m, 4H), 3.65-3.74 (m, 1H), 4.36 (q, J=7.12 Hz, 2H), 7.76 (d, J=0.64 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI, EI+): m/z=212 (MH+).

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