L. Muthusubramanian et al., CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF 2-(THIOCYANOMETHYLTHIO)BENZOTHIAZOLE, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 35(12), 1996, pp. 1331-1334
A highly efficient and general route has been developed for 2-(thiocya
nomethylthio)benzothiazole 3 which is synthesised by reacting a chlori
nating agent with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole 1 followed by reactions invo
lving 2-(methylthio)benzothiazole 1b and 2-(methylsulfinyl)benzothiazo
le 2 under various conditions.