Electrochemical Cyanation of Benzothiazole Derivatives (Supporting Information)

<div>Benzo[<i>d</i>]thiazole-2-carbonitrile and the related derivatives are important compounds with applications in a variety of chemical fields. In this paper, electrochemically oxidative cyanation of benzothiazole and their derivatives was successfully achieved by using trimethylsilyl cyanide as a cyanide source in <i>n</i>-Bu₄NBF₄/DMF in the divided cell, in which the corresponding products were obtained in moderate yields. The extensive reaction optimization as well as scope and limitations were investigated in this paper.</div>