Water → 7-Benzothiazolecarboxylic acid

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At 0° C. an aq. NaOH solution (50%, 6.0 mL) is added to a solution of benzothiazole-7-carboxylic acid methyl ester in a mixture of MeOH (39 mL), THF (11.7 mL) and water (3.0 mL). The mixture is stirred for 4 h and concentrated in vacuo. At 0° C. water (60 mL) is added and the mixture is made acidic (pH 5) by addition of conc. HCl. After 30 min the precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried in vacuo to give the desired product.

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