M. Kasthuri, H. Sharath Babu, K. Shiva Kumar
Feb 19, 2015
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Abstract
Abstract A facile synthesis of 2-aminobenzoxazole and 2-aminobenzimidazole derivatives employing a nonhazardous electrophilic cyanating agent: N-cyano-N-phenyl-p-toluenesulfonamide (NCTS) with various substituted 2-aminophenols and benzene-1,2-diamine derivatives in the presence of lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) is described. This novel protocol boasts operational simplicity, shorter reaction time, and simple workup.