The invention provides an electrochemical synthesis method of a 2-substituted
benzothiazole compound. The method comprises the following steps of: (1) adding an
electrolyte, a
manganese salt catalyst,an electrolytic
solvent, a
benzyl ether compound and o-aminothiophenol into a diaphragm-free electrolytic tank, inserting an
anode and a
cathode, and carrying out electrochemical reaction under stirring, electrifying and constant-current conditions; and (2) after the reaction is finished, extracting the reacted solution, and performing separation and purification to obtain the 2-substituted
benzothiazole compound. According to the invention, in a diaphragm-free single-chamber electrolytic tank, the
benzyl ether compound and o-aminothiophenol are used as the raw materials to acquire the 2-substituted
benzothiazole compound under the conditions of normal temperature, normal pressure and
constant current; wherein the
manganese salt is low in price, a peroxidant does not need to be additionally added in the synthesis process, the
reaction conditions are mild and safe, the product yield is high, the production cost is low, meanwhile, the environmental
pollution is small, the requirements of
green chemistry are met, and a feasible scheme is provided for industrialization of the 2-substituted benzothiazole compound.