- REACTIONS OF EPISULPHOXIDES AND EPISULPHIDES WITH ORGANOLITHIUM REAGENTS
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Reactions of aryl-substituted episulphoxides and episulphides with butyl- and phenyllithium, lithium di-isopropyl amide and lithium dimethylcuprate have been examined.The following reaction paths could be observed: a) attack at sulphur leading to olefins with complete retention of configuration at the carbon skeleton; b) attack at proton leading to a vinyl sulphenate in the case of episulphoxides, or to a thiolate anion, in the case of episulphides, trapped as methyl vinyl sulphoxide or methyl vinyl sulphide, respectively; c) attack at carbon, observed only in thereaction of styrene episulphoxide with lithium dimethylcuprate, leading to a saturated sulphenate anion trapped as alkyl methyl sulphoxide.Mechanisms and stereochemistry of these processes are discussed.
- Bonini, Bianca F.,Maccagnani, Gaetano,Mazzanti, Germana,Zani, Paolo
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p. 115 - 121
(2007/10/02)
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