“…As far as the catalytic system is concerned, various catalysts such as elemental sulfur, [55,60] NH 4 SCN, [61] NH 4 I, [62] Fe(SD) 3 , [63] NaSH, [64] VOSO 4 , [65] Brönsted acid surfactant combined ionic liquid, [66] Al(HSO 4 ) 3 , [67] Riboflavin, [68] Lanthanum (III) nitrate hexahydrate, [69] I 2 , [70] N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS), [71] Iron/S 8 , [72] Cu, [73] Pd, [74] TEMPO ((2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxidanyl radical), [75] Baker's yeast, [76] NaHSO 4 , [77] Ag 2 O, [78] etc. have been recently explored in the synthesis of benzothiazole and its derivatives.…”