Tert-Butyl nitrite → Ethyl 2-(2-cyanothiazol-4-yl)acetate

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To a mixture of tert-butyl nitrite (10 mL, 80 mmol) and CuCN (7.28 g, 80 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (30 mL) was added a solution of ethyl 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)acetate (7.5 g, 40 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (20 mL) dropwise over a period of 1 hour at 50° C., then the mixture was stirred at the temperature for 2.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (PETROLEUM ETHER/EtOAc (V/V)=25/1) to give the title compound as yellowish liquid (2 g, 25%). The compound was characterized by the following spectroscopic data:

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