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SUBMITTER: Hauser JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5082452 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hauser Jacob R JR Beard Hester A HA Bayana Mary E ME Jolley Katherine E KE Warriner Stuart L SL Bon Robin S RS
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20160913
2-Cyanobenzothiazoles (CBTs) are useful building blocks for: 1) luciferin derivatives for bioluminescent imaging; and 2) handles for bioorthogonal ligations. A particularly versatile CBT is 6-amino-2-cyanobenzothiazole (ACBT), which has an amine handle for straight-forward derivatisation. Here we present an economical and scalable synthesis of ACBT based on a cyanation catalysed by 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), and discuss its advantages for scale-up over previously reported routes. ...[more]