S. Muthusamy et al., PHOTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF N-ARYL-2,6-DIOXOCYCLOHEXANECARBOTHIOAMIDES, Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 5(2), 1995, pp. 91-98
N-Aryl-2, 6-dioxocyclohexanecarbothioamides (1,2) were prepared from t
he respective aryl isothiocyanates and 1,3-cyclohexanedione/dimedone.
Irradiation of the thioamides (1,2) with 254 nm light furnished 2-(2-b
enzothiazolyl)-1,3-cyclohexanediones (7,8). The benzothiazole derivati
ves 8f and 8g were prepared from the thioamides 2b and 2e by treatment
with iodine in the presence of pyridine.