Selective construction of 2-substituted benzothiazoles from o-iodoaniline derivatives S8 and N-tosylhydrazone via a copper-promoted [3 + 1 + 1]-type cyclization reaction has been realized. In the protocol, the carbon atom on N-tosylhydrazone could be regulated to construct benzothiazole by changing the reaction system. Furthermore, the transformation has achieved the construction of multiple carbon-heteroatom bonds.