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An efficient method for the transformation of N-substituted-N'-benzoylthioureas to substituted N-benzoxazol-2-yl-amides using diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) is described in this work. The transformation follows the C-O bond formation leading to the benzoxazole derivative, due to oxidative dehydrogenation by DIB, instead of the expected C-S bond formation of the benzothiazole moiety. The C-O bond formation leading to benzoxazole is due to consecutive acylation and deacylation in conjunction with the reduction of two moles of DIB. A plausible mechanism was proposed for the reaction and density functional calculations were also performed to study the reaction mechanism.

Iodine–alumina catalyzed formation of benzamides and thiobenzamides through different paths by the microwave irradiation of benzoylthioureas.

Formation of 2-(N-arylamino)benzothiazole takes place, when N,N 0 -diphenylthioureas are treated with polymer-supported tribromide or with iodine-alumina as catalyst under solvent free conditions. However, when N-substituted-N 0 -benzoylthioureas are treated with polymer-supported tribromide or with iodine-alumina as catalyst either under various conditions or under solvent free conditions, decomposition takes place to give the respective benzamides and thiobenzamides. Mechanistic study of the formation of these compounds is studied using DFT calculations. It is found that electron donating group at the para-position of the aryl group of benzoylthiourea favors the formation of benzamide whereas the presence of electron withdrawing group at para-position of the aryl group of benzoylthiourea, formation of thiobenzamide takes place. When the catalyst is changed to diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) under similar reaction conditions, benzoxazole amides are formed; expected benzothiazoles or the decomposition products are not obtained. Mechanistic study of the reaction using DFT calculation again shows that the reaction followed through carbodiimide intermediate undergoes the formation of C-O bond in benzoxazole moiety, instead of the expected C-S bond formation of benzothiazole moiety via a sequential acylation and deacylation process.

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For benzoylthiourea substrates (I), bearing an electron‐donating group at the para‐position of the aryl group, the formation of benzamide (II) is favored.