Uses
2-Isopropyl-4-(methylaminomethyl)thiazole is mainly used as a fine Chemical and intermediate.
Pharmaceutical Applications
Ritonavir is human immunodeficiency virus -1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus -2 (HIV-2) aspartic acid egg Oral effective inhibitor of white enzyme, which can slow down sprawlings of the HIV in cell. When synthesizing Ritonavir, the intermediate of Ritonavir, 2-Isopropyl-4-(methylaminomethyl)thiazole, need to be made in advance.
Synthesis
To a 250 mL three-necked flask was added 4-(chloromethyl)-2-isopropylthiazole (9 g, 0.05 mol) and 40% aqueous methylamine solution (100 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 50-60 °C and the reaction was stirred at this temperature overnight. After the reaction was completed, the mixture was cooled to room temperature. Dichloromethane (100 mL) and isopropanol (30 mL) were added to the reaction mixture, which was stirred thoroughly and left to stratify. The aqueous phase was separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane 3 times. All organic phases were combined and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The dried organic phase was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, appropriate eluent) to afford 2-isopropyl-4-(methylaminomethyl)thiazole (6.5 g, 74% yield) as a colorless liquid.
References
[1] Patent: CN104557763, 2017, B. Location in patent: Paragraph 0026; 0034; 0035; 0036; 0046; 0056; 0064-0066
[2] Patent: WO2006/90270, 2006, A1. Location in patent: Page/Page column 8-9
