Efficient Conversion of Substituted Aryl Thioureas to 2-Aminobenzothiazoles Using Benzyltrimethylammonium Tribromide
The Journal of Organic Chemistry2003Vol. 68(22), pp. 8693–8696
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Abstract
The reaction of molecular bromine (Br2) with arylthioureas is known to produce 2-aminobenzothiazoles (Hugerschoff reaction). We show here that benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide (1, PhCH2NMe3Br3), a stable, crystalline organic ammonium tribromide (OATB), can be readily utilized as an alternative electrophilic bromine source. It is easier to control the stoichiometry of addition with an OATB, which minimizes aromatic bromination caused by excess reagent. We have developed a direct procedure from isothiocyanates and amines using tetrabutylammonium thiocyanate (Bu4NSCN) and PhCH2NMe3Br3 to afford functionalized 2-aminobenzothiazoles.
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