Synlett 2000; 2000(12): 1804-1806
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8693
letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. This journal, including all individual contributions and illustrations published therein, is legally protected by copyright for the duration of the copyright period. Any use, exploitation or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher's consent, is illegal and liable to criminal prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, cyclostyling, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage.

Dimsyl Anion Mediated Tandem Fragmentation Cyclization Reactions of Alkenoyl Ketenedithioacetals: A Facile Synthesis of Substituted 2,3-Dihydro-4H-thiopyran-4-ones

Reichel Samuel* , Satheesh K. Nair, C. V. Asokan
  • *School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam-68560, India; E-mail: asokan@chem.kuleuven.ac.be
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Dimsyl sodium induced anionic ring cleavage of 1-(1,3-dithiolane-2-ylidene)-4-aryl-3-butene-2-ones followed by intramolecular cyclisation of the intermediate thiolate anion gave 2-aryl, 6-(vinylsulfanyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-thiopyran-4-ones in good yields.

    >