Palladium‐catalyzed amination with benzophenone imine as a new,safe and practical alternative to nitration for the synthesis of 7‐amino‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazoles

Palladium‐catalyzed amination of 7‐bromo‐4‐methyl‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole ( 7 ) with benzophenone imine as an ammonia equivalent is described as a new, safe and practical alternative to nitration for the synthesis of 7‐amino‐4‐methyl‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole ( 1 ) in high yield. This methodology was successfully scaled‐up in the pilot plant on 14.0‐kg scale of 7 and was also utilized for the synthesis of 7‐amino‐4,6‐dimethyl‐2,1,3‐ben‐zothiadiazole ( 12 ) by the amination of 7‐bromo‐4,6‐dimethyl‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole ( 10 ).