Synthesis of benzothiazoles from 2-aminobenzenethiols in the presence of a reusable polythiazolium precatalyst under atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide

Abstract

Synthesis of benzothiazoles from 2-aminobenzenethiols and carbon dioxide was carried out using poly(3,4-dimethyl-5-vinylthiazolium) iodide as a precatalyst to in situ generation of NHCs by deprotonation. The reaction was successfully carried out under mild conditions (1 atm of CO2 and 60–70 °C) with a broad substrate scope and functional group tolerance. The precatalyst salt was recovered and reused for several times without any loss of activity.