Ring - Ring interconversion: The rearrangement of 6-(4- Chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-nitrosoimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole into 8-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-hydroxy-5-methyl-8H-[1,4]thiazino[3,4-c][1,2,4]oxadiazol-3- one. Elucidation of the reaction product through spec

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/a701909b

The reactivity of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-nitrosoimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole (a member of a class of mutagenic compounds) with hydrochloric acid in ethanol has been investigated and the nature of the reaction product unambiguously established on the