title: Novel synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles mediated by ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN): a rebuttal.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The reported synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles mediated by ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) is irreproducible; the only products formed in this reaction are bis-(p-tolyl) disulfide and p-tolyl p-toluenethiosulfonate.
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum, India. gvn@csrrltrd.ren.nic.in
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Augustine