General Reactivity of 2-Lithiobenzothiazole to Various Electrophiles and the Use as a Formyl Anion Equivalent in the Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.61.3637

The reaction of 2-lithiobenzothiazole with a variety of electrophiles such as aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic esters, lactones, nitriles, and amides afforded the expected addition and substitution products.Trimethylsilyl chloride readily reacted with the b