Methanol → 2-(2-n-Butylguanidino)-4-[2-(3-methylthioureido)ethylthiomethyl]thiazole

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A mixture of 2-(2-n-butylguanidino)-4-(2-aminoethyl)thiomethylthiazole hydrochloride (1.10 g.), methylisothiocyanate (0.70 g.), triethylamine (0.90 g.) and methanol (5 ml.) was stirred at room temperature for four hours. It was then diluted with water (25 ml.), extracted with ethyl acetate (2×25 ml.) and the combined extracts washed with water (50 ml.). The organic layer was then extracted with 1 N hydrochloric acid (2×25 ml.), the combined aqueous layers washed with ethyl acetate (25 ml.) and then basified by addition of aqueous ammonia. The resulting emulsion was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulphate. It was filtered and evaporated to dryness to give 2-(2-n-butylguanidino)-4-[2-(3-methylthioureido)ethylthiomethyl]thiazole as a brown gum. The n.m.r. spectrum in d6 dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) using tetramethylsilane as internal standard had the following resonances (δ): 0.6-1.5 (7H, multiplet); 2.5 (2H, multiplet); 2.75 (3H, triplet); 3-3.5 (4H, multiplet); 3.55 (2H, singlet); 6.45 (1H, singlet); 6.7-7.6 (broad multiplet).

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