Investigations of the halogen dance reaction on N-substituted 2-thiazolamines

J Org Chem. 2005 Jan 21;70(2):567-74. doi: 10.1021/jo0484326.

Abstract

The halogen dance (HD) reaction on various 2-thiazolamine systems was investigated providing an easy access to a series of 5-substituted 4-bromo-2-thiazolamine derivatives. We could show that HD is a very favored process for the investigated systems and that prevention of HD is only possible when optimized reaction conditions and selected electrophiles are applied.