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2-Benzylthiazole-4-carboxamide 4 and 5-(beta-D-ribofuranosylamino) thi
azole-4-carboxamide 10 were synthesized from phenylacetylamino- and fo
rmylamino cyanoacetic acid esters 1a and 1b,respectively. The ribosyla
tion reaction leading to 10 gave rise also to its alpha anomer as a mi
nor product.