Riluzole → 2-Hydrazinyl-6-(trifluoromethoxy)-1,3-benzothiazole

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To a suspension of 93.6 g of 2-amino-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole in 420 cm3 of ethylene glycol under a stream of nitrogen are added 48 g of hydrazine hydrate and 42 g of hydrazine dihydrochloride. The mixture is heated for 2 hours at 140° C. After cooling, the precipitate is filtered off and triturated with a water/diethyl ether mixture (1/1 by volume). 89.9 g of 2-hydrazino-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazole are thus obtained, melting at 208° C.

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