Acetic Anhydride → Thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridine-2-carbaldehyde

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A mixture of 2-methylthiazolo[4,5-c]pyridine [prepared according to the procedure of T. Takahashi et al., Pharm. Bull. (Japan) 2, 196 (1954)] (635 mg, 4.2 mmoles), 2.55 g of SeO2, 10 ml of CH3COOH and 10 ml of acetic anhydride was heated at 90 100° C. for 2.5 hours, and the reaction mixture then was filtered to remove insolubles. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo, and purified by a column of SiO2 (50 ml) to give 248 mg (35.5%) of the title compound. Mp. 96.5°~98° C.

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