Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-n-Butylguanidino)-4-(2-aminoethyl)thiomethylthiazole hydrochloride

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A solution of 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride (1.85 g.) in ethanol (30 ml.) was added to a stirred solution of sodium (0.90 g.) in ethanol (50 ml.) under a nitrogen atmosphere. A solution of 2-(2-n-butylguanidino)-4-chloromethylthiazole hydrochloride (2.20 g.) in ethanol (50 ml.) was added dropwise to the mixture, which was then stirred for 3 hours while warming to room temperature. A mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (5 ml.) and water (15 ml.) was then added, and the mixture evaporated to dryness. The residual gummy solid was extracted with boiling ethanol (3×20 ml.) and the residual white solid discarded. The combined ethanolic extracts were filtered and the filtrate evaporated to dryness to give 2-(2-n-butylguanidino)-4-(2-aminoethyl)thiomethylthiazole hydrochloride as a thick gum which was used without further purification.

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