1,4-Dithiafulvenes, Products of the Reaction of 4,4-Disubstituted 1,3-Thiazol-5(4H)-thiones and Acetylenic Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19860690223

On heating in toluene, 4,4-disubstituted 1,3-thiazol-5(4H)-thiones 1 and acetylenecarboxylates or acetylenecarbonitriles 2 undergo a cyclosubstitution reaction to yield 2-methylidene-1,3-dithiol derivatives 3 (1,4-dithiafulvenes) and a nitrile.Further heating of 3a and 3b in the presence of excess 2a leads to the isomeric 2,3-dihydrothiophene-2-thiones 4a and 4b, respectively.The benzodithiafulvene 14 has been formed in a similar reaction from 1a and in situ generated benzyne.