While the parent compound, benzothiazole, is not extensively utilized, numerous of its derivatives can be found in commercial products or occur naturally.

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Benzisoxazole reacts with light giving an isomerization reaction. For example, benzisoxazole reacts when irradiating in acetic acid to give a mixture of benzoxazole and 2-cyanophenol.

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3-Methylbenzisoxazole react in methanol to give 2-methylbenzoxazole in high yields.

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3-Methylbenzisoxazole react in wet hexane to give the amide.

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[1]Casey M L, Kemp D S, Paul K G, et al. Physical organic chemistry of benzisoxazoles. I. Mechanism of the base-catalyzed decomposition of benzisoxazoles[J]. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1973, 38(13): 2294-2301.

[2]Badenock J C. Metalation Reactions of Isoxazoles and Benzisoxazoles[J]. Metalation of Azoles and Related Five-Membered Ring Heterocycles, 2012: 261-305.