Synthesis of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one by transamination of sulfenamides

摘要

N-Substituted sulfenamoylbenzoates were synthesized by transamination of N-unsubstituted sulfenamoylbenzoates with amines. The reaction did not always proceed by simple amine exchange between the amines and ammonia on the sulfur atom of the sulfenamides. In reactions with aliphatic amines, the sulfenamides cyclized to form N-substituted 1,2-benzisothazolin-3-ones. The synthesis of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-ones by intramolecular transamination was also investigated by S-amination of 2-mercaptobenzamides.