Electrochemical Intramolecular CH Amination: Synthesis of Benzoxazoles and Benzothiazoles

Abstract A new method for metal‐free intramolecular CH amination has been developed. Electrochemical oxidation of 2‐pyrimidyloxybenzenes and 2‐pyrimidylthiobenzenes, which can be easily prepared from phenols and thiophenols, respectively, followed by the treatment of the resulting pyrimidinium ions with piperidine gives 2‐aminobenzoxazoles and 2‐aminobenzothiazoles, respectively.