10.1016/j.tet.2006.12.075
The study presents a novel synthetic approach to 2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine derivatives, which involves the reductive rearrangement of 1,2-dithiole-3ylidene thiones. The process begins with the preparation of 1,2-dithiole derivatives from 2-alkylidene-4-oxothiazolidines, which are induced by intramolecular non-bonded 1,5-type S/O interactions in the presence of Lawesson’s reagent (LR). The chemicals used in the study include 2-alkylidene-4-oxothiazolidines, LR for inducing the ring-opening-closing process, and sodium borohydride for the reductive rearrangement step. These chemicals serve the purpose of transforming the initial compounds into functionalized 1,2-dithiole-3-ylidene thiones and subsequently into 2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine-4-thiones, demonstrating the ease of interconversion between three structurally different heterocyclic classes via two efficient sequential transformations. The study also includes X-ray crystallography to confirm the structures of the synthesized compounds.