Abstract
A series of 3-aryl-2-(2-benzothiazolyl)-acrylonitriles (3a-n) and 3-(2-benzothiazolyl)-coumarin imines (5a-f) are prepared in good to high yields by refluxing solutions of 2-cyanomethylbenbenzothiazole (1) and aromatic aldehydes (2, 4) in ethanol.