Triphenylphosphine → 4-(Bromomethyl)-2-phenylthiazole

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Bromine (177 mg, 1.1 mmol) was added directly into a solution of triphenylphosphine (288 mg, 1.1 mmol) in DCM (2 mL) to give a kind of white precipitate. The temperature was cooled to −6° C. A solution of commercially available (2-phenylthiazol-4-yl)methanol (200 mg, 1.04 mmol) in DCM (1 mL) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was maintained at −6° C. for 15 min and then warmed to room temperature for 1 h. A white precipitate was formed. The solution was filtered and the white precipitate was washed with DCM. The white precipitate was collected and dissolved in NaHCO3 0.5M After 30 min of stirring, the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM and the organic phase was washed with water, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford 248 mg of 4-(bromomethyl)-2-phenylthiazole (Yield: 71%) as a yellow oil.

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