Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(6-Chloropyridin-3-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylate

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To a mixture of the 4-chloro-thionicotinamide (5.5 g, 31.9 mmol) and EtOH (300 mL) was added bromo-ethyl-pyruvate (4.4 mL, 35.1 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux for 15 h, cooled and concentrated in vacuo to afford a yellow solid/orange oil. The oil was diluted with EtOAc and filtered off yellow solid. The filtrate was filtered through Celite® and concentrated in vacuo to give a dark yellow oil. The oil was diluted with 2% MeOH/CH2Cl2 and filtered through a pad of silica gel (150 mL). Elution with 2% MeOH/CH2Cl2 (500 mL), followed by concentration in vacuo afforded the title compound as a yellow crystalline solid. MS m/z: 269.1 (M+H).

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