Reissert compound formation with five-membered ring heterocycles using trimethylsilyl cyanide
Abstract
Treatment of benzothiazole with trimethylsilyl cyanide and an acid chloride in CH2Cl2 gives the N-acyl-2-cyano-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazole in good yield; benzoxazole similarly is converted into a five-membered ring Reissert compound, providing the first examples in these series.