Benzothiazole-2-carbaldehyde or 6-nitrobenzothiazole-2-carbaldehyde can be used for the synthesis of aldehydes or ketones starting from the corresponding amines via transaminations. The method has wide applications and the yields are generally greater than 80%.
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Calò et al. (1972) studied this question.