Thionyl Chloride → 2-Chloro-5,7-difluorobenzo[D]thiazole

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To a suspension of 2 g (9.841 mmol) 5,7-difluoro-benzothiazole-2-thiol in 10.7 mL (147.6 mmol) thionyl chloride was added drop wise 215 □L N,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude compound was purified with flash column chromatography on silica eluting with a gradient formed from n-heptane and ethyl acetate to provide 659 mg (32.6%) of the title compound as an off-white solid. MS(m/e): 205 (M+H+).

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