STUDIES ON ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS XLVII PREPARATION OF THIATED SYNTHONS OF AMIDES, LACTAMS AND IMIDES BY USE OF SOME NEW P,S-CONTAINING REAGENTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88445-3

The thionation properties of 2,4-bismethylthio-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide, 1, 2,4-bis(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiaphosphetane 2,4-disulfide, 2, 2,4-bis(4-phenylthiophenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiaphosphetane 2,4-disulfide, 3, and 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiaphosphetane 2,4-disulfide (LR), 4, have been investigated on a series of amides, lactams and imides.The most remarkable feature is that 2, 3 and 4 thionate most amides and lactams in THF at room temperature (reaction time 5 min) to give the corresponding thionated compounds.Imides are easily thionated by 2, 3 and 4 in DME at 60 ^oC.The reactions of 1 with amides, imides and most lactams are run at 60 ^oC to give good yields of the corresponding thionated compounds.