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Nitration of 2-aryl-4,7-dimethoxybenzothiazoles 7a-7c produces a mixture of
5- and 6-nitrobenzothiazoles which were distinguished by synthesis of the
2-aryl-4,7-dimethoxy-6-nitrobenzothiaoles 12a-12c by oxidative cyclization
of the corresponding nitrothiobenzanilides. Reaction of N-[2,5-dimethoxy-4-
(p-tolylsulfonylamino)phenyl]thiobenzamide 17d with base to give 5-methoxy-
2-phenyl-6-(p-tolylsulfonylamino)benzothiazole 18 with apparent intramolecu
lar replacement of a methoxy group is also described.