Regioselective N-alkylation of 2-aminobenzothiazoles with benzylic alcohols

Feng Li; Haixia Shan; Qikai Kang; Lin Chen

doi:10.1039/c1cc10604j

Regioselective N-alkylation of 2-aminobenzothiazoles with benzylic alcohols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 7;47(17):5058-60. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10604j. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Authors

Feng Li¹, Haixia Shan, Qikai Kang, Lin Chen

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China. fengli@mail.njust.edu.cn

PMID: 21442102
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10604j

Abstract

The preparation of 2-(N-alkylamino)benzothiazoles via regioselecive N-alkylation of 2-aminobenzothiazoles has been accomplished by using benzylic alcohols as alkylating agents.