tert-butyl 2-(2,4-dioxo-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl)acetate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 17, the desired compound was prepared from 2 g of 2-tritylaminothiazole-4-carbaldehyde, 1.2 g of t-butyl 2,4-dioxothiazolidine-3-acetate, 0.88 g of piperidine and 20 ml of ethanol. The resulting product was a yellow powder having the following physical properties.