Water → (2,1,3-Benzothiadiazol-4-yl)methanol

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A solution of silver perchlorate (4.75 g, 23 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added to a solution of 4-bromomethyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (4.38 g, 19 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane. The mixture was refluxed for 4 hours to afford a light-yellow suspension. After cooling to room temperature, the precipitate was filtered off through a pad of celite and washed with CH2Cl2. The filtrate was washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4. Concentration using a rotary evaporator and subsequent column chromatography on silica gel using hexane/ethyl acetate (5:1) as the eluent afforded 4-hydroxymethyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (2.0 g, 63%) as a light-yellow solid. Rf=0.23 (hexane/ethyl acetate=5:1); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ2.73 (t,J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 5.18 (d,J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (m, 2H), 7.94 (m, 1H); HRMS:Calcd. for C7H6N2OS 166.0201, found 166.0219.

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