Pyridine → Ethyl 2-benzamido-4-methylthiazole-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl 2-amino-4-methylthiazole-5-carboxylate (2.00 g, 10.00 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (40 mL) was added pyridine (2.50 g, 32.00 mmol), followed by the addition of benzoyl chloride (1.90 g, 13.00 mmol) dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h, then washed sequentially with 1 N hydrochloric acid (15 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2×15 mL), and water (15 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography to afford the title compound as a white solid in 97% yield (3.0 g); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 11.35 (s, br, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 4.29 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 1.35 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ES+) m/z 291.1 (M+1).

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