benzenecarbothioamide

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Procedure: A mixture of [3-bromo-1-(4-nitro-benzyl)-2-oxo-propyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester, 37, (1.62 g, 4.17 mmol) and benzothioamide (0.630 g, 4.59 mmol), in CH3CN (5 mL) is refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and diethyl ether (50 mL) is added to the solution and the precipitate that forms is collected by filtration. The solid is dried under vacuum to afford 1.059 g (63%) of the desired product. ESI+ MS 326 (M+1). the precipitate that forms is collected by filtration The solid is dried under vacuum

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Procedure: A mixture of (S)-tert-butyl 4-bromo-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-oxobutan-2-ylcarbamate, 7, (1.62 g, 4.17 mmol) and thiobenzamide (0.63 g, 4.60 mmol) in CH3CN (5 mL) is refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and diethyl ether (50 mL) is added to the solution. The precipitate which forms is collected by filtration. The solid is dried under vacuum to afford 1.2 g (67% yield) of the desired product. LC/MS ESI+326 (M+1). is refluxed for 24 hours The precipitate which forms is collected by filtration The solid is dried under vacuum

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Procedure: The title compound was prepared according to Example 1, using p-hydroxybutyrophenone (20 g, 0.12 mol) in place of p-hydroxyacetophenone and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (48 ml, 0.48 mol) to give 25 g (85% yield) of p-chloropropoxybutyrophenone as an oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ7.92 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 2H), 6.91 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 2H), 4.15 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.87 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.23 (m, 2H), 1.78 (m, 2H), 0.99 (t, J= 7.0 Hz, 3H). Bromination (5 ml, 0.10 mol) followed by condensation with thiobenzamide (10 g, 73 mmol) of this product as described in Example 1 afforded 5-ethyl-4-(4-chloropropoxyphenyl)-2-phenylthiazole in 48% yield (15 g) as a white solid, mp 117°-119° C. Treatment of this product (5.1 g, 11 mmol) with dibutylamine in accordance with Example 1 gave 4.4 g (83% yield) of the free base of the title compound which was converted to the HCl salt, mp 128°-131° C. IR(KBr): 3400, 2610, 1620 cm-1, MS: 451(MH+). 1H NMR (CD3OD): δ7.96-7.02 (m, 9H), 4.12 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 3.38-2.76 (m, 8H), 2.20 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.18 (m, 14H), 0.91 (m, 3H).

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Procedure: Following the procedure of Example 1, 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxyacetophenone (10 g, 49 mmol) was used in place of p-hydroxyacetophenone with 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (21 ml, 0.20 mol) to give 10.5 g (76% yield) of 3,5-dichloro-4-chloropropoxyacetophenone. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ7.88 (s, 2H), 4.24 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.86 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.57 (s, 3H), 2.24 (m, 2H). Bromination (6.0 g, 37 mmol) followed by condensation with thiobenzamide (2.6 g, 19 mmol) of this product in accordance with Example 1 afforded 4-[3,5-dichloro-4-(chloropropoxy)phenyl]-2-phenylthiazole in 98% yield (7.4 g). 1H NMR (CD3OD): δ8.08-7.48 (m, 8H), 4.22 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.32 (m, 2H). Treatment of this product (3.9 g, 9.8 mmol) with dibutylamine in accordance with Example 1 gave 2.5 g (48% yield) of the free base of the title compound which was converted to the HCl salt, mp 167°-169° C. IR(KBr): 2440 cm-1, MS: 491(MH+). 1H NMR (CD3OD): 8.05-7.46 (m, 8H), 4.20 (t, J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.64-3.16 (m, 6H), 2.28 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.34 (m, 8H), 1.01 (m, 6H).

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Procedure: In a round-bottomed flask, thiobenzamide (357 mg, 2.60 mmol) and N-[2-(4-bromoacetyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-acetamide (740 mg, 2.60 mmol) were combined in ethanol (30 ml) and heated to about 80° C. for about three hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to yield an off-white solid. The resulting material (838 mg, 100% yield) was ascertained to be pure by NMR and was carried into the next step directly without further purification. LRMS ([M+H]+)=323.2. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to yield an off-white solid

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Procedure: A mixture of 10.0 g (72.9 mmol) of thiobenzamide and 17.4 g (146 mmol) dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in ethanol (40 ml). To this solution was added 1.0 g (109 mmol) of chloroacetone and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed twice with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, once with water, once with brine and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 3:97 acetone:hexanes as eluant to give 3.5 g of the title compound (25%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, 2H), 7.49 (m, 3H), 2.61 (s, 1H). The volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure The residue was dissolved in ethanol (40 ml) the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours washed twice with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, once with water, once with brine dried over sodium sulfate The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 3:97 acetone

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Procedure: A solution of CH3O2CCH(Cl)COCH2OCH3 (68 mmole, 1.2 eq), prepared according to De Kimpe et al., Synthesis, 188 (1986), in absolute EtOH (75 ml) was treated with thiobenzamide (7.8 g, 56.7 mmole, 1.0 eq) and the resulting brown mixture refluxed under nitrogen for 8 hours. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and saturated NaHCO3. The organic layer was washed with water twice and brine, then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give a brown oil. Silica gel chromatography eluting with (9:1) hexanes-ethyl acetate provided 6.98 g (47%) of title compound as a yellow crystalline solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 3.6 (s, 3H), 3.9 (s, 3H), 4.95 (s, 2H), 7.4-7.5 (m, 3H), 8.0 (m, 2H). the resulting brown mixture refluxed under nitrogen for 8 hours The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and saturated NaHCO3 The organic layer was washed with water twice brine, then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate concentrated in vacuo to give a brown oil Silica gel chromatography eluting with (9:1) hexanes-ethyl acetate

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Procedure: In analogy to the procedure described in example 14 b], [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionic acid ethyl ester (example 7 a]) was reacted with 4-chloromethyl-2-phenyl-thiazole (prepared from thiobenzamide and 1,3-dichloroacetone in analogy to the procedure described in example 4 a]) in the presence of cesium carbonate and potassium iodide to yield [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-[3-fluoro-4-(2-phenyl-thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-propionic acid ethyl ester, which was further saponified in analogy to the procedure described in example 4 e], to yield [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-[3-fluoro-4-(2-phenyl-thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-propionic acid as light yellow solid.

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Procedure: In analogy to the procedure described in example 14 b], [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid ethyl ester (example 10 b]) was reacted with 4-chloromethyl-2-phenyl-thiazole (prepared from thiobenzamide and 1,3-dichloroacetone in analogy to the procedure described in example 4 a]) in the presence of cesium carbonate and potassium iodide to yield [rac]-2-ethoxy-3-[2-methyl-4-(2-phenyl-thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-propionic acid ethyl ester as colorless liquid.

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Procedure: 2 g (13.35 mmol) of sodium iodide were added to a solution of 0.56 g (2.67 mmol) of 4-chloromethyl-2-phenyl-thiazole (prepared from thiobenzamide and 1,3-dichloroacetone in analogy to the procedure described in example 4 a]) in 10 ml of acetone and the suspension was stirred at reflux for 2 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature, 30 ml of tert-butyl methyl ether and 10 ml of water were added and the mixture was transferred to a separatory funnel. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and finally evaporated, leaving 0.8 g of 4-iodomethyl-2-phenyl-thiazole as light yellow solid (99% of theory). at reflux for 2 hours the mixture was transferred to a separatory funnel The organic phase was washed with water and brine dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate finally evaporated