Ring-Opening and Ring-Expansion Study of 3,4-Di(1-adamantyl)-1,2-dithiete

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.71.1181

Reduction of 3,4-di(1-adamantyl)-1,2-dithiete (2) with LiEt₃BH, followed by treatment with Mel, gave (E)-1,2-di(1-adamantyl)-1,2-bis(methylthio)ethene (7-E) in 87% yield. Configuration of the double bond part of 7-E was determined by X-ray diff