N-bromobutanimide → 5-Bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-amine

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To a stirred solution of 4-trifluoromethyl-thiazole-2-ylamine (0.2 g; 1.2 mmol) in acetic acid (0.14 mL) and acetonitrile (1.4 mL) at 0° C. was added N-bromosuccinimide (0.23 g, 1.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature over 17 h. The reaction was diluted with methylene chloride, washed with saturated NaHCO3, dried, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give the crude product. The residue was purified by column chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate/hexanes 0 to 20% to give the product.

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