Chemistry letters

An efficient and green synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles in an ionic liquid,[pmIm] Br under microwave irradiation

BC Ranu, R Jana, SS Dey

Index: Ranu, Brindaban C.; Jana, Ranjan; Dey, Suvendu S. Chemistry Letters, 2004 , vol. 33, # 3 p. 274 - 275

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Citation Number: 95

Abstract

An efficient and green procedure for the synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles has been developed by a simple condensation of 2-aminothiophenol and aromatic aldehyde in an inexpensive ionic liquid, 1-pentyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([pmIm] Br) by microwave irradiation under solvent and catalyst-free condition. The ionic liquid is recycled for subsequent reactions.