Abstract
An improved green procedure for the synthesis of 2-aryl- and 2-hetarylbenzothiazoles by condensation of equivalent amounts of 2,2′-diaminodiphenyldisulfides or 2-aminothiophenols and various aromatic aldehydes in PEG 200/400 under microwave irradiation has been developed. This method allows the synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles in high yields and with high purity regardless of the state of the starting compounds (liquid or solid) or the nature of the substituents in the aromatic ring.
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge financial support (in part) of this work from the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (project CTQ2008/04313).