Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Thiazoleacetic acid, 2-amino-alpha-oxo-

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To 10.1 g of 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)thioglyoxylic S-acid methyl ester and 80 ml of water was added 10.6 g of sodium carbonate with ice-cooling, and the resulting mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. Subsequently, the thus obtained reaction mixture was adjusted to pH 2.5 with 6N hydrochloric acid at the same temperature. The deposited crystals were collected by filtration, washed with water, and then dried to obtain 6.2 g (67.8% yield) of 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)glyoxylic acid having a melting point of above 200° C.

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