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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
May. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
M Robert Leanna, Grayslake, IL (US);
Howard E Morton, Gurnee, IL (US);
Michael S Allen, Silver Lake, WI (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
548202 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of 5-hydroxymethylthiazole comprises reacting a compound of the formula, ##STR1## with a carboxylic acid salt (optimally in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt) and hydrolyzing the resulting ester. Subsequent dechlorination gives 5-hydroxymethylthiazole.