Abstract Convenient, scalable and high-yielding approaches to 2, 5-and 2, 4-dibromo-1, 3- thiazole are reported that offer significant improvements over previously reported approaches. 2, 5-Dibromo-1, 3-thiazole was generated in two steps from commercially inexpensive 2-amino-1, 3-thiazole, whereas 2, 4-dibromo-1, 3-thiazole was generated in a single step from commercially inexpensive 1, 3-thiazolidine-2, 4-dione. As part of this ...
