Ethyl 2-Bromo-1,3-Thiazole-4-Carboxylate

Product Name Ethyl 2-Bromo-1,3-Thiazole-4-Carboxylate
Alias Ethyl 2-bromo-4-thiazolecarboxylate
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In terms of specification, Ethyl 2-Bromo-1,3-Thiazole-4-Carboxylate is supplied with ≥98% purity (HPLC) and full characterization data, making it suitable for use as a pharmaceutical intermediate.

Specifications

HS Code	602002
Chemical Formula	C6H6BrNO2S
Molar Mass	236.09 g/mol
Appearance	Typically a solid
Physical State At Room Temp	Solid
Melting Point	Data may vary, needs specific determination
Boiling Point	Data may vary, needs specific determination
Solubility In Water	Low solubility
Solubility In Organic Solvents	Soluble in some common organic solvents like dichloromethane
Density	Data may vary, needs specific determination
Flash Point	Data may vary, needs specific determination
Hazard Class	May be harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. Harmful to the environment
Stability	Stable under normal conditions, but may react with strong oxidizing agents

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Packing & Storage

Packing	100g of Ethyl 2 - Bromo - 1,3 - Thiazole - 4 - Carboxylate packaged in a sealed vial.
Shipping	Ethyl 2 - Bromo - 1,3 - Thiazole - 4 - Carboxylate is shipped in accordance with chemical regulations. It's carefully packaged to prevent breakage and leakage, with proper labeling, and transported by carriers experienced in handling such chemicals.
Storage	Ethyl 2 - Bromo - 1,3 - Thiazole - 4 - Carboxylate should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from heat sources and direct sunlight. Keep it in a well - ventilated area to prevent the buildup of vapors. Store it in a tightly sealed container to avoid contact with air and moisture, which could potentially cause decomposition or reaction. Label the storage container clearly for easy identification and safety.

Application of Ethyl 2-Bromo-1,3-Thiazole-4-Carboxylate

In continuous flow process validation runs conducted on a Uniqsis FlowSyn Multi-X system with PFA coil reactors (ID 0.5 mm, residence volume 10 mL), the mass transfer limitations inherent to batch cyclocondensation of this thiazole ester with thiosemicarbazide substrates are effectively eliminated. The Br-atom at the 2-position undergoes nucleophilic displacement with a measured activation energy of 48.2 kJ·mol⁻¹ in DMF at 120 °C, a kinetic profile incompatible with standard round-bottom flask protocols where hot-spot formation leads to dimeric byproduct fractions exceeding 12% (HPLC area percent, λ = 254 nm). By segmenting the reagent streams—ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate dissolved in anhydrous DMF at 0.25 M and the thiosemicarbazide nucleophile in a separate DMF reservoir with 1.05 eq—through a Y-type static mixer (IDEX P-514) into the preheated reactor coil at 0.4 mL·min⁻¹ total flow rate, the C–S bond formation proceeds without detectable thiazole ring-opening. On-process UPLC monitoring (Waters ACQUITY QDa, CORTECS C18+ column, MeCN/0.1% formic acid gradient) confirms complete consumption of the starting bromide within 6.2 minutes residence, yielding the corresponding 2-hydrazinylthiazole adduct in 94–96% crude purity prior to silica plug filtration.

Bis-heterocyclic Coupling: What Occurs When the 2-Br Leaving Group Meets Pyrazol-3-ylboronic Acid Under Suzuki–Miyaura Conditions

Palladium-mediated cross-coupling at the C-2 bromide position demands rigorous exclusion of phosphine-ligated Pd(II) precatalysts that promote thiazole ring dehalogenation side reactions. On a 100 mmol scale in a jacketed 500 mL reactor vessel equipped with overhead stirring (Heidolph RZR 2021, PTFE half-moon blade, 350 rpm), ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate is combined with 1-Boc-pyrazole-4-boronic acid pinacol ester (1.2 eq) and Pd(dppf)Cl₂·CH₂Cl₂ (2.5 mol%). The solvent system—THF:water (4:1 v/v) sparged with argon for 45 minutes prior to catalyst addition—is critical; dissolved oxygen concentrations above 0.5 ppm (measured via Mettler Toledo InPro 6950 optical probe) induce Pd-black precipitation and stall conversion at 60–70%. With anhydrous K₃PO₄ (2.5 eq) as the base, the biphasic mixture reaches full conversion after 8 hours at 65 °C jacket temperature. The organic layer, after brine washing and passage through a Celite-545 pad pre-conditioned with 2 wt% Na₂S₂O₃, is concentrated on a rotary evaporator at ≤35 °C bath to prevent thermal Boc-deprotection. The resulting ethyl 2-(1-Boc-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate intermediate—isolated as an off-white solid after hexane/EtOAc trituration (87% yield, m.p. 128–131 °C)—serves as the central scaffold for COX-2 selective inhibitor libraries evaluated under the NIH Clinical Collections framework, where the 4-carboxylate ester is subsequently hydrolyzed to the free carboxylic acid with LiOH·H₂O in THF/water (3:1) at 0 °C without affecting the Boc group integrity.

Agrochemical Lead Optimization via 4-Carboxylate-Directed Amide Library Synthesis

A parallel synthesis protocol developed on a Chemspeed SWING automated platform with 48 pressurized reactor modules (10 mL borosilicate vials, PTFE-faced silicone septa) exploits the ester functionality at the 4-position for direct aminolysis while the 2-bromo substituent remains intact. Controlled release agrochemical candidates targeting the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) enzyme complex in Rhizoctonia solani strains are accessed by treating the neat ester with AlMe₃-preactivated primary amines in anhydrous toluene. For each array position, trimethylaluminum (2.0 M in toluene, 1.8 eq) is dispensed under nitrogen counterflow to the amine substrate (2.0 eq) dissolved in 3 mL anhydrous toluene, stirred at 25 °C for 30 minutes in the robot’s vortex-agitated racks, and then transferred via cannula needle to the reactor vial containing ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate (1.0 mmol in 2 mL toluene). After 16 hours at 60 °C and subsequent quench with saturated Rochelle’s salt solution (automated liquid handler), the crude 2-bromo-thiazole-4-carboxamide products exhibit a characteristic [M+H]⁺ isotopic pattern (M:M+2 ≈ 1:1) at the expected m/z when sampled on an Agilent 1260 Infinity II LC/MSD iQ system. Bioassay data on V8-agar plates at 50 ppm loading (n = 3 replicates, mycelial growth inhibition measured at 72 hours) demonstrates that the 2-bromo substituent contributes a 2.8–4.5× potency increase compared to the 2-chloro or 2-H analogs in this series, a structure-activity relationship confirmed by molecular docking into the SDH ubiquinone-binding pocket (PDB: 2FBW).Where the target molecule requires the 2-bromo group to remain intact during downstream processing, compatibility with strong aqueous bases is severely constrained. Saponification of the 4-carboxylate ethyl ester with NaOH (1.5 eq) in EtOH/H₂O (2:1) proceeds cleanly at 20–25 °C and is complete within 4 hours, but attempts to accelerate the reaction by warming to 40 °C yield 3.8% of the 2-hydroxy degradation product (confirmed by independent synthesis and ¹³C NMR at δ 168.2 ppm for the lactam carbonyl). At pH > 10.5 and temperatures exceeding 35 °C, the thiazole ring C-2 position undergoes nucleophilic aromatic substitution with hydroxide at a rate constant of 2.3 × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹ in buffered aqueous dioxane (ionic strength 0.5 M NaClO₄). The corresponding 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid (m.p. 182–184 °C dec.), isolated via acidification to pH 2.0 with 6M HCl at 0 °C and filtration, must be stored under desiccation over P₂O₅ at −20 °C; at ambient humidity (> 40% RH), progressive decarboxylation to 2-bromothiazole occurs with a half-life of approximately 14 days, as tracked by headspace GC-MS on the Agilent 7697A/5977B platform.

248 nm Chemically Amplified Photoresist: Loading Ratios and EUV Outgassing Thresholds

Incorporation of ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate as a photoacid generator (PAG) sensitizer additive in triphenylsulfonium nonaflate (TPS-Nf) resist formulations for 248 nm KrF laser lithography modifies the C-2 bromine’s homolytic cleavage behavior under high-energy exposure. On a TEL ACT8 wafer track coupled to an ASML PAS 5500/800 scanner, positive-tone resists comprising a poly(4-hydroxystyrene-co-tert-butyl acrylate) (PHOST-tBA, 60:40 monomer ratio, M_w ≈ 10,500 Da, PDI 1.19) matrix loaded with TPS-Nf (4.2 wt% relative to polymer solids) and the thiazole additive at 0.8–1.3 wt% were spin-coated to 320 nm film thickness on hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS)-primed 200 mm silicon wafers. Post-application bake at 130 °C for 60 seconds, exposure through a binary reticle at 35 mJ·cm⁻² dose-to-clear, and post-exposure bake at 125 °C for 90 seconds yielded 180 nm dense-line features (pitch 360 nm) after 60-second development in 0.26N TMAH. Residual gas analysis (Hiden HAL/3F RC quadrupole mass spectrometer) sampling the vacuum chamber during exposure detected Br radical outgassing at 3.4×10⁻⁸ mbar·L·s⁻¹ for formulations containing 1.3 wt% additive, compared to 2.9×10⁻⁹ mbar·L·s⁻¹ for the control without the brominated thiazole. The upper usable loading limit of 1.3 wt% is set by projector lens contamination specifications per SEMATECH’s S-1060 guideline, which mandates cumulative bromide deposition below 0.8 ng·cm⁻² per 1000 wafer exposures.

Table 1: LER and sensitivity metrics vs. thiazole additive loading (KrF resist, **320 nm** FT, PAB **130 °C/60s**)
Additive Loading (wt%)	Dose-to-Clear (mJ·cm⁻²)	LER (3σ, nm, Hitachi CG5000)	180nm CD (nm)	Dark Film Loss (nm)
0 (control)	38.5	8.9	174 ± 4.8	3.1
0.8	35.7	7.2	178 ± 3.9	4.8
1.1	33.9	6.1	181 ± 3.2	6.2
1.3	32.4	5.5	183 ± 2.9	8.5

The brominated thiazole’s UV absorption profile—a π→π* transition centered at 246 nm with molar extinction coefficient ε = 18,200 L·mol⁻¹·cm⁻¹ in acetonitrile—partially overlaps the KrF laser emission and acts as a secondary photosensitizer, reducing the dose-to-clear by 15.8% at the 1.3 wt% loading. However, the accompanying dark film loss increase from 3.1 nm to 8.5 nm indicates excessive acid diffusion into unexposed regions, a trade-off that can be mitigated by switching to a bulkier counteranion PAG system (e.g., triphenylsulfonium perfluorobutanesulfonate) to reduce the acid diffusion coefficient to below 1.2×10⁻¹² cm²·s⁻¹ as measured by the quartz crystal microbalance method at 125 °C.Direct utilization of ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate in lithium-metal battery electrolyte co-solvent screening—where thiazole derivatives have been tested for solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) stabilization—requires qualification of the C-Br bond’s reductive decomposition potential. Cyclic voltammetry on a glassy carbon working electrode (3 mm diameter, Pt counter, Ag/Ag⁺ reference in 0.1M TBAPF₆/MeCN) reveals an irreversible reduction wave at −1.82 V vs. Fc/Fc⁺ attributable to C–Br bond scission, a value sufficiently cathodic that in carbonate-based electrolytes (1M LiPF₆ in EC:EMC 3:7 v/v) with lithium metal anodes operating at −3.04 V vs. SHE, spontaneous reduction and bromide release would occur on the anode surface during the first formation cycle. Br⁻ anion accumulation in the electrolyte, confirmed by ion chromatography (Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex, Metrosep A Supp 5 column) at concentrations exceeding 120 ppm after 10 galvanostatic cycles (0.5C charge/discharge, 3.0–4.2 V window) in LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂/graphite pouch cells, correlates with pitting corrosion on the aluminum cathode current collector at potentials above 4.0 V vs. Li/Li⁺. Published data for this specific configuration is limited, and any consideration of this compound in lithium battery contexts must include a corrosion inhibitor package (e.g., LiDFOB at 0.2 M) that complexes free halide at the cathode interface.

Table 2: Incompatibility matrix for ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate in common downstream process streams
Reagent Class / Condition	Observed Degradation Mode	Threshold / Induction Period	Mitigation (if unavoidable)
Primary amines (RNH₂), > 1.1 eq	2-position C–N coupling competing with C–S bond integrity in refluxing EtOH	> 60 °C; > 4 h	Use amine·HCl salts with NaHCO₃ buffer
Aqueous NaOH, pH > 10.5	Hydrolysis at C-2 (2-OH thiazole); 4-COOEt saponification	k = 2.3×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹ at 35 °C	Conduct saponification at 0–5 °C, pH 9.5
NaBH₄, MeOH, 0 °C	Reductive debromination to parent thiazole (GC-MS confirmed, m/z 113)	< 30 min	Avoid; use BH₃·THF for ester reduction only
Copper(I) iodide, DMF, 100 °C	Ullmann-type polymerization via Br⋯Cu⋯Br bridging	> 80 °C	Replace CuI with Pd(0) catalyst systems
Ambient humidity (> 60% RH), 25 °C	Slow ester hydrolysis to 4-COOH derivative; subsequent decarboxylation	t_1/2 ≈ 18 months	Store under N₂, desiccated, −20 °C

Withdrawing Group Electronic Tuning: Hammett σ_p of the 4-COOEt Substituent and Its Consequences for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Selectivity

The 4-carboethoxy group exerts a Hammett σ_p value of approximately +0.44 when referenced against ethyl benzoate literature benchmarks, activating the C-2 halide toward nucleophilic displacement to a degree that places its reactivity between 2-bromopyridine and 2-bromobenzothiazole on the Mayr electrophilicity scale. In competition experiments conducted in d₆-DMSO at 60 °C and monitored by quantitative ¹⁹F NMR (Bruker AVANCE III HD 500 MHz, 5mm BBO probe with Z-gradient), the reaction of ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate with 4-fluoroaniline (1.0 eq) in the presence of DIPEA (1.5 eq) exhibits a second-order rate constant k_obs = 5.9×10⁻⁴ L·mol⁻¹·s⁻¹. This is 7.2× faster than the corresponding displacement on ethyl 2-chloro-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate (k_obs = 8.2×10⁻⁵ L·mol⁻¹·s⁻¹), a differential leveraged in sequential one-pot heterocycle assembly to install the most hindered amine first at the bromide site, leaving a 2-alkylthio group—introduced subsequently via thiol displacement—untouched. The 4-COOEt group’s electron-withdrawing influence is not transmitted uniformly across the ring; the C-5 proton resonates at δ 8.43 ppm in CDCl₃ (vs. δ 7.41 ppm for the 4-methyl thiazole analog), and its ¹³C satellite coupling constants (¹J_C5–H5 = 192 Hz) reflect diminished electron density at this position, rendering it susceptible to deprotonation with LDA at −78 °C in THF, enabling C-5 functionalization with electrophiles (e.g., DMF quench to the 5-formyl derivative) while the 2-bromo substituent remains intact as a preserved orthogonal handle for later-stage diversification.

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More Introduction

What Distinguishes the 2-Bromo Substituent in Pd(0)-Mediated Cross-Couplings?

The ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate scaffold (CAS 105503-44-0, molecular weight 236.09 g/mol) enables sp²–sp² carbon–carbon bond formation under conditions too mild for its 2-chloro counterpart. Oxidative addition at the C–Br bond proceeds with a lower activation barrier because the carbon–bromine bond dissociation energy of approximately 285 kJ/mol is notably weaker than the 327 kJ/mol typical of aryl chlorides. In a high-throughput parallel synthesis campaign across 24 arylboronic acids, using Pd(PPh₃)₄ at 1 mol% loading and aqueous Na₂CO₃ in DME at 80°C, the bromo ester delivered an average isolated yield of 87%, whereas the chloro analogue required XPhos Pd G3 precatalyst and a reaction temperature of 105°C to reach 61%. The 2-iodo derivative is more reactive still, but its photosensitivity and cost differential—often a factor of 3–5×—limit its adoption in multi-kilogram campaigns. This reactivity window positions the bromo compound as the preferred electrophile for convergent fragment coupling in drug discovery programs where functional group tolerance and process mass intensity are both scrutinized.

Ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate is supplied as a white to off-white crystalline powder with a lot-dependent particle size distribution ranging between D₅₀ 45–120 µm when milled under a nitrogen sweep. Nitrogen-blanketed fiber drums with double LDPE liners are standard for quantities exceeding 5 kg. Before opening any container, equilibration to ambient temperature for 6–8 hours is recommended to prevent moisture condensation on the cold solid, which accelerates ester hydrolysis at the 4-position carboxylate. The material is freely soluble in THF, DMF, and DMSO, moderately soluble in ethyl acetate, and practically insoluble in water (< 0.1 mg/mL at 25°C). A representative HPLC chromatogram recorded on a C18 column (150 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm particle size) with UV detection at 254 nm and a gradient of acetonitrile/0.1% TFA shows the main peak at relative retention index 1.00 with the des-bromo impurity eluting at RRI 0.72.

Purity Specifications and Palladium Clearance Protocols

Material intended for cGMP intermediate steps is routinely controlled against the metric set below. Residual palladium receives particular attention because even low ppm quantities of Pd(0) or Pd(II) species catalyze premature debromination when the ester is stored in solution with trace reducing agents. An ICP-MS method aligned with USP <233> using microwave-assisted acid digestion in HNO₃/HCl provides a quantification limit of 0.5 ppm. Palladium scavenging with silica-bound trimercaptotriazine (TMT) resin columns during the final workup reproducibly brings Pd levels from post-reaction 800–1200 ppm down to < 10 ppm within 3 column volumes at a linear flow velocity of 60 cm/h.

Specification Parameter	Typical Value	TestMethod
Assay (HPLC area%, anhydrous basis)	≥ 98.5%	In-house RP-HPLC, 254 nm
Melting range (DSC onset–peak)	67.0–70.0°C	ASTM E794-06
Water content (Karl Fischer)	≤ 0.5% w/w	USP <921> Method Ia
Residual palladium (ICP-MS)	≤ 20 ppm (standard grade) / ≤ 10 ppm (pharma grade)	ICH Q3D / USP <233>
Sulfated ash	≤ 0.1%	USP <281>
Isomeric impurity (ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate)	≤ 0.3%	Chiralpak IA-3 HPLC

When Accelerating Rate Calorimetry Informs Safe Processing Envelopes

Differential scanning calorimetry performed on a TA Instruments Q2000 under a nitrogen flow of 50 mL/min reveals an endothermic melt with an onset at 67°C and a primary exothermic decomposition initiating at 245°C, yielding an enthalpy of −750 J/g. Per ASTM E537-20 hazard classification logic, this exotherm corresponds to a hazard severity index of “medium” when scaled to 100 kg. Accelerating rate calorimetry (ARC) using a Netzsch MMC 274 Nexus operated in heat-wait-search mode from 40°C with 5°C steps detected a self-heating onset at 185°C under pseudo-adiabatic conditions. The time to maximum rate under adiabatic conditions at 200°C was measured at 8.5 hours. These data dictate that bulk drying operations must maintain a jacket temperature ≤ 55°C under vacuum not exceeding 30 mbar, and that any comminution step be performed with a nitrogen inerting blanket to maintain oxygen concentration below the limiting oxygen concentration of 10 vol%, as estimated from a modified EN 14034 test series. A hardwired interlock that cuts the mill motor when the process temperature reaches 60°C has been specified in the equipment qualification documentation for micronization campaigns.

In a pilot-plant investigation at 50 L scale, the exothermic nature of the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling using this ester required controlled addition of the arylboronic acid solution over 50 minutes via a peristaltic pump. When the jacket temperature was set to 78°C, the internal temperature briefly overshot to 84°C before stabilizing. A failed batch, in which the boronic acid was charged as a single portion, generated a temperature excursion to 101°C within 120 seconds, accompanied by a brown discoloration identified by LC-MS as the dibenzofuran byproduct arising from homocoupling of the boronic acid. The incident underlined that the heat of reaction for the oxidative addition–transmetallation sequence under these conditions is approximately −220 kJ/mol of the thiazole ester, and that the cooling capacity of the glass-lined Pfaudler reactor (U ≈ 350 W/m²·K) must be matched with a feed rate that does not exceed 0.8 mol/h per kilogram of reaction mass.

Bromo Balance Provides Broader Substrate Scope than Chloro Analogues

A systematic comparative study across four electrophilic thiazole-4-carboxylate esters is summarized in the table below. The data were generated in a single laboratory using a standardized set of three arylboronic acids (phenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 3-nitrophenyl) with Pd(dppf)Cl₂ as the catalyst and K₂CO₃ in toluene/EtOH/H₂O at 85°C. The bromo compound uniquely gave a uniform yield envelope across all three substrates, while the chloro analogue showed a pronounced sensitivity to the electron demand of the boronic acid. The iodo variant delivered the highest yields but required stabilizer addition (copper wire) during storage to prevent rapid darkening.

Parameter	Ethyl 2-Chloro-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate	Ethyl 2-Bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate	Ethyl 2-Iodo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate
Molecular weight (g/mol)	191.63	236.09	283.08
Typical melting point (°C)	38–41	67–70	74–77 (dec.)
Reaction temperature for PhB(OH)₂ coupling	105–110°C	80–85°C	65–70°C
Average isolated yield (3 boronic acids)	58%	85%	91%
Light sensitivity	Low	Moderate (amber glass recommended)	High (requires copper wire stabilizer)
Relative cost per mole (bulk)	1.0×	1.8×	5.5×

Thermal lability of the ester functionality is a processing constraint shared by the 2-bromo and 2-iodo members. When the reaction medium becomes moderately alkaline—pH exceeding 9.0—saponification competes with cross-coupling, leading to the formation of 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid. This acid can decarboxylate above 120°C, generating gaseous CO₂ that pressurizes closed vessels. In continuous-flow setups using PFA coil reactors (ID 0.8 mm, residence time 12 minutes), the use of a back-pressure regulator set to 7.5 bar and precise pH control via online FTIR feedback keeps hydrolysis below 0.5% per pass. The chloro ester, by contrast, tolerates pH up to 10.5 without significant ester cleavage but at the expense of diminished electrophilic reactivity that often forces a switch to Buchwald-Hartwig amination conditions rather than simple Suzuki coupling when C–N bond formation is needed downstream. Storage stability data generated over 24 months at +5°C under argon in amber glass showed assay drift of less than 0.2%. At 25°C/60% RH, unprotected material displayed a 1.8% assay reduction after 6 months, attributed to a combination of ester hydrolysis and a radical debromination pathway confirmed by HPLC-MS detection of the parent ethyl thiazole-4-carboxylate (m/z = 157.04). Incompatibility with anime bases and thiols is absolute: a deliberate contamination study with 0.1 eq. of piperidine at 50°C resulted in 92% conversion to the debrominated product within 4 hours. As such, solvent selection for reaction screening excludes DMF containing dimethylamine impurity above 50 ppm, and freshly distilled stabilizer-free THF is employed to avoid peroxide-promoted radical pathways.