Novel Substituted 1,2-Oxathiethanes from Competing Cyclizations of 2-Chloroethyl Sulfoxide Precursors. Observation of Vinylogous 1,4-Halogen Participation in 1,2-Oxathiethane Generation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00361a035

Spontaneous ambient temperature decomposition of 1-<2-<(2-chloroethyl)sulfinyl>-threo-1,2-diphenylethyl>-3-tert-butyl-1-nitrosourea in aqueous buffer (pH 7.0) affords fragmentation products corresponding to the formation of 1,2-oxathiethane and trans-3,4-