Water → Carbamic acid, N-(2-bromo-4-methyl-5-thiazolyl)-N-methyl-, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester

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To a solution of (2-bromo-4-methyl-thiazol-5-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (2.93 g, 10 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) at 0° C. was added NaH (480 mg, 12 mmol, 60% dispersion in mineral oil) in one portion and the suspension was stirred for 1 h. Iodomethane (0.65 mL, 10.5 mmol) was added in one portion, and after 5 min the reaction mixture was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 5 h. Water and ethyl acetate were added and the resulting biphasic mixture was separated. The aqueous layer was extracted one time with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed twice with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-100% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give the desired product as a clear oil (1.66 g, 54%): IR (KBr) 1688 cm−1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 2.98 (s, 3H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 1.54 (s, 9H); ESIMS m/z 309 (M+2).

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