摘要 |
2-(aminodithio)thiazoles and 2-(aminotrithio)thiazoles are prepared by reacting a mixture of a 2-mercaptothiazole or a dithiazolyl 2,2'-disulphide with a saturated secondary heterocyclic amine and sulphur in a reaction medium containing an inert organic solvent in the presence of an oxidant. The reaction is carried out in the present of ammonia and a catalyst containing copper, a copper compound or a cerium compound, and the oxidant is molecular oxygen or a gas containing oxygen. In particular, 2-(4-morpholinodithio)benzo-thiazole, which is technically interesting as a vulcanization accelerator, can be prepared in high product yield and virtually without by-products using the oxidant which is less expensive and can be handled with greater ease.
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