US 7,531,067 B2
Process for purification of 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole
Toshikazu Oga, Takasago (Japan); and Toru Kofukuda, Takasago (Japan)
Assigned to Toyo Kasei Kogyo Company, Limited, Osaka (Japan); and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Tokyo (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/593,464
PCT Filed Mar. 10, 2005, PCT No. PCT/JP2005/004181
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 25, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/090321, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 29, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-081810 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0149785 A1, Jun. 28, 2007
Int. Cl. B01D 3/34 (2006.01); C07D 277/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 203—63  [203/71; 548/202] 12 Claims
 
1. A process for purifying 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole represented by the formula (I):

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
which consists essentially of:
treating a crude 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole represented by the formula (I) with a lower alcohol, and then
distilling the treated 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole.