Abstract An unusual side reaction has been found during an attempt to form an amide link between 2-aminothiazole and thiophene-2-carboxylic acid in the presence of EEDQ. Ethyl N- (-thiazolyl)-carbamate (3) was isolated in significant amounts indicating that 2- aminothiazole, and perhaps other heterocyclic amines, can react directly with EEDQ to form carbamates.