The chemistry of benzoazoles is of continuous interest for their various biological acti- vities, the most interesting being the antifungal one1,2. Following our laboratory policy directed to the searching of new agrochemicals and in continuation to our previous work3,4, the present paper deals with the synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles with anticipated biological activity. Cyanoacetic acid and 2-aminothiophenol (I) in one-pot reaction gave benzothiazol-2- ylacetic acid (II) ...
