2-Aminothiazole

Chemical properties

brown crystalline powder, grains, lumps or flakes

The Uses of 2-Aminothiazole

2-Aminothiazole is a heterocyclic amine and is the beginning reagent for the synthesis of many pharmaceutical and agricultural related compounds.

The Uses of 2-Aminothiazole

antithyroid agent

The Uses of 2-Aminothiazole

Usually used in the synthesis of 2-aminothiazole-modified silica gel，and aslo used in Ulmann coupling with 2-chlorobenzoic acids mediated by ultrasonic irradiation.

Definition

ChEBI: A primary amino compound that is 1,3-thiazole substituted by an amino group at position 2.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 76, p. 693, 1954 DOI: 10.1021/ja01632a016

General Description

Light brown crystals or brown granular solid.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

2-Aminothiazole reacts violently when nitrated with nitric or nitric-sulfuric acids. 2-Aminothiazole is also incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for 2-Aminothiazole are not available; however, 2-Aminothiazole is probably combustible.

Biochem/physiol Actions

2-Aminothiazoles are potent cyclin-dependent kinase 5 inhibitors and are therapeutic agents for the treatment of Alzheimer′s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Safety Profile

Poison by ingestion andintraperitoneal routes. Mutation data reported.Spontaneous ignition occurs at 100°. Mixtures with nitricacid or nitric acid + sulfuric acid explode on heating.Incompatible with HNO3 and H2SO4. When heated todecomposition it emi

Purification Methods

It crystallises from pet ether (b 100-120o), or EtOH. [Beilstein 27 III/IV 4574.]