Synthesis of thiooxamates from t-butyl sulfinamoyl acetates. Occurrence of a new rearrangement involving a thione S-imide intermediate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97646-9

Reactions of t-butyl sulfinamoylacetates with amines yield, via a new rearrangement in sulfur chemistry, thiooxamates with or without substitution of the amine moiety of the substrate, depending on the nature of the reacting amine.