Acetic Anhydride → HCID 53857836, compound

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A mixture of 2-(2-amino-5-methylthiazol-4yl)-2-methoxyiminoacetic acid (syn isomer, 2.6 g.), acetic anhydride (31 ml.) and formic acid (13 ml.) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. and then evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of water and ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was separated, washed with an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, treated with activated charcoal and then filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. The oily residue was treated with n-hexane and diisopropyl ether, and the precipitates were collected by filtration to give 2-(2-formamido-5-methylthiazol-4-yl)-2-methoxyiminoacetic acid (syn isomer, 2.8 g.).

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