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Efficient 2‑Aryl Benzothiazole Formation from Aryl Ketones and 2‑Aminobenzenethiols under Metal-Free Conditions
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posted on 2016-02-20, 04:31 authored by Yunfeng Liao, Hongrui Qi, Shanping Chen, Pengcheng Jiang, Wang Zhou, Guo-Jun Deng2-Aryl benzothiazole formation from aryl ketones and 2-aminobenzenethiols under metal- and I2-free conditions was described. Various 2-aryl benzothiazoles were selectively obtained in good yields using molecular oxygen as oxidant. DMSO played an important role in this transformation. Functional groups such as methyl, methoxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo and nitro groups were tolerated under the optimized reaction conditions.