5-Thiazolecarboxylic acid, 2-amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)-, ethyl ester → Ethyl-2-tert-butoxycarbonyloxyamino-4-trifluoromethyl-thiazole-5-carboxylate

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A suspension of ethyl-2-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-thiazole-5-carboxylate (5.05 g, 21.02 mmol), di-t-butyldicarbonate (4.82 g, 22.07 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (260 mg, 2.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (209 mL) was stirred under nitrogen for 1.5 h. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on a silica gel column. Elution with 5% EtOAc in hexanes, followed by 15% EtOAc in hexanes afforded the title compound (6.57 g, 92%) as a white solid.

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