Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-5-sulfonyl chloride

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2-Chloro-4-methyl-thiazole (33 g, 180 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of thionyl chloride (32.7 mL, 451 mmol) and chlorosulfonic acid (60.2 mL, 902 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h at 120° C., cooled then poured onto ice-water and extracted 3 times with CH2Cl2, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to give a crude liquid. The product was isolated by simple distillation (17 mbar at 85-95° C.) to give 2-Chloro-4-methyl-thiazole-5-sulfonyl chloride (17.85 g, 43%) as a light-yellow liquid. MS (ISP) 233.0 [(M+H)+].

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