REACTIONS OF AZIRINES WITH SULFUR NUCLEOPHILES. 4. TREATMENT OF 2H-AZIRINE WITH MERCAPTOSUBSTITUTED ACIDS. REACTIONS OF AZIRIDINYL ALKYL SULFIDES WITH CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ACYL CHLORIDE DERIVATIVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00519936

Treatment of 2H-azirines with mercaptosubstituted acids and their derivatives leads to β-ketoamides and 2-aziridinyl alkyl sulfides, respectively. 2-Aziridinyl alkyl sulfides, in turn, react with carboxylic acids to give β-ketoamides and substituted ethanethiol derivatives.Acylation of 2-aziridinyl alkyl sulfides with acyl halides generates a variety of products, depending on the reaction conditions; either products derived from cleavage and isomerization of the aziridinyl ring or (1-acylaziridinyl-2) alkyl sulfides are obtained.