Nizatidine synthesis

Nizatidine is N-[2-[[[2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4-thiazolyl]methyl] thio] ethyl]-2-nitro-1,1-ethenediamine (16.2.15). According to its chemical structure, nizatidine is somewhat of a hybrid structure of ranitidine and famotidine, in which a side chain of ranitidine and carrying heterocycle, 2-aminothiazol, are used. Likewise, its synthesis also is a specific combination of pathways used for making both prototype drugs. 2-(Dimethylaminomethyl)- 4-hydroxymethylthiazol serves as the initial compound, from which the desired nizatidine (16.2.15) is synthesized by subsequent reaction with 2-mercaptoethylamine hydrochloride and then with N-methyl-1-methythio-2-nitroethenamine.