Acylation of 2-aminobenzenethiol with methyl chloroformate in pyridine gave dimethyl 2,2′-disulfanediylbis(2,1-phenylene)dicarbamate instead of expected methyl 2-suylfanylphenylcarbamate. Heating of the product with zinc dust in glacial acetic acid led to the formation of 1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-one. Alkylation of the latter with 1,2-dibromoethane and allyl bromide, as well as acylation with chloroacetyl chloride, afforded the corresponding 3-substituted derivatives. 3-[3-(Pyridin-2-yl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-ylmethyl]-1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-one was synthesized with high regioselectivity by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 3-allyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-one to pyridine-2-carbonitrile oxide generated from N-hydroxypyridine-2-carboximidoyl chloride hydrochloride by the action of triethylamine.Derivatives of 2-aminobenzenethiol are widely used in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds [1, 2]. Acylation of 2-aminobenzenethiol is not selective, and the reaction direction depends on the conditions and the nature of acylating agent. It is known that acylation of 2-aminobenzenethiol with acid chlorides in the presence of bases yields 2-substituted 1,3-benzothiazoles [3] and that the reaction with chloroacetyl chloride in methylene chloride occurs exclusively at the nitrogen atom [4]. Acylation of 2-aminobenzenethiol with acetic and propionic anhydrides in aqueous medium in the presence of sodium hydrogen carbonate was accompanied by formation of 2-methyl-and 2-ethyl-1,3-benzothiazoles, respectively (in addition to the corresponding N-acyl derivatives) [5]. Ethyl 3-(4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-5-yl)propionate or N- [2-(carboxyethylsulfanyl)phenyl]-β-alanine were formed in the reaction of acrylic acid with 2-aminobenzenethiol, depending on the reactant ratio [6].We found that acylation of 2-aminobenzenethiol with methyl chloroformate in anhydrous pyridine gives dimethyl 2,2′-disulfanediylbis(2,1-phenylene)dicarbamate (I) instead of expected methyl 2-suylfanylphenylcarbamate (Scheme 1). Compound I was synthesized previously by acylation of 2,2′-disulfanediyldianiline with methyl chloroformate [7].The structure of disulfide I was confirmed by the IR, 1 H NMR, and mass spectra. The IR spectrum of I lacked absorption band at 2550 cm -1 , which is typical of stretching vibrations of SH group but contained absorption bands at 3380 and 1740 cm -1 due to stretching vibrations of NH and C=O groups in addition to absorption bands corresponding to vibrations of the benzene ring. No SH signal (δ 3.27 ppm [8]) was observed in the 1 H NMR spectrum of I. In the mass spectrum of compound I, ion peaks with m/z 364 [M] + and m/z 182 were present, which indicated the formation of disulfide structure.