Le Anh Nguyen, Dinh Hung Mac, Pascal Retailleau and Thanh Binh Nguyen
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024,22, 8586-8590
DOI:
10.1039/D4OB01512F,
Communication
The elemental sulfur and isothiocyanate (S8/RNCS) couple was found to undergo redox condensation with o-halonitrobenzenes in the presence of N-methylpiperidine as a base in N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one to provide step- and redox-economical access to 2-aminobenzothiazoles. Alternatively, dithiocarbamate salts generated in situ from addition of amines and CS2 could be used in place of the S8/RNCS couple.