Methylamine → Ethyl 2-(methylaminomethyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate

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A solution of ethyl 2-bromomethylthiazole-4-carboxylate (4.25 g, 17 mmol) in THF (50 ml) was added to a solution of methylamine in THF (2M, 30 ml, 60 mmol) drop-wise while cooling to −10° C. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for a further 30 min. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed with 0.3N potassium hydrogen sulphate solution and brine. The organic phase was dried and reduced to yield ethyl 2-(methylaminomethyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate (3.06 g, 70%) as an orange oil which was used without further purification.

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