“…72Ϫ73°C (n-hexane). 1 17.1, 57.3, 76.3, 79.6, 84.2, 113.9, 122.0, 127.2, 128.1, 128.4, 128.5, 128.6, 131.8, 139.0, 152.7, 171.2 General Procedure for the Preparation of (Heteroaryl)alkyl Carbinols and Chlorides: (Benzothiazol-2-yl)methanol [21] used for the preparation of ethers 1a and 2a, (1-benzothiazol-2-yl)ethanol [21] used for ethers 4a and 5a, 1-(4-methylthiazol-2-yl)ethanol [14] used for 6a and 9a, and (2-chloromethyl)benzothiazole [21] used for ether 3a were prepared as reported. (4-Methylthiazol-2-yl)phenylmethanol, needed for the preparation of the substrates 7a and 8a, was prepared by direct deprotonation of 4-methylthiazole (5 mmol) in 50 mL of THF at Ϫ78°C, by dropwise addition, under N 2 , first of a solution of nBuLi in hexanes (2.5 , 2.4 mL, 6.0 mmol) and then of a solution of benzaldehyde (6 mmol) in THF (3 mL).…”