Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation of a Series of N-1,3-Benzothiazol-2-ylbenzamides as Novel Apoptosis Inducers

Scheme 2

Synthesis of compounds 2a. Reagents and conditions: (i) Br₂, KSCN, AcOH, 30–35°C; (ii) benzoyl chloride, Et₃N, dioxane, 50–60°C.