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1,1'2,2'-Tetrathiafulvalenes, III. - Syhthesis, Properties, and Reactions of 3,3'-Bi(3H-1,2-dithiolylidenes)(1,1',2,2'-Tetrathiafulvalenes)

1,1',2,2'-tetrathiafulvalenes 1 can be prepared by different methods from the cations of 1,2-dithiolylium salts 4 which are either unsubstituted or appropriate substituted in 3-position (instead of 3-Cl also H or SCH3).The structure of 1 is substantiated by chemical arguments.IR and 13C-NMR spectra support the absence of thioxo groups. - Like the 1,1',3,3'-isomers 2 the 1,1',2,2'-tetrathiafulvalenes are disposed to stepwise donation of electrons with formation of the radical cation and dication salts 25 or 11, respectively, as well as to the formation of charge transfer complexes with tetracyanoethylene, tetracyanoquinodimethane, and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone.Tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) chloride and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(O) yield complexes with 1a. - Thermolysis of 1 produces thienothiophenes 6.Partial desulfuration of 1a, for example, is also feasible with oxidizing agents like lead(IV) acetate.Selenium dioxide, however, gives the corresponding thienofuran 41.The reaction with trialkyl phosphites yields a disulfide - probably the 2,2'-bi(2H-thietylidene) 38 - the thermolysis of which gives the thienothiophene 6a. - Compounds 1a and 1c do not react with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, isothiocyanate, several 1,3-dipoles (azides), and also not with elementary sulfur, however, 1e forms with sulfur the 3H-1,2-dithiol-3-thione 5e (X = S).

1,1',2,2'-Tetrathiafulvalenes, II. - Thienothiophenes from 1,2-Dithiole Compounds; 3H-1,2-Dithiol-3-ylidenes (1,2-Dithiole-3-carbenes) as Supposed Intermediates

3,3'-Bi(3H-1,2-dithiolylidenes) (1,1',2,2'-Tetrathiafulvalenes) 5 are not obtainable with the following reactions which, however, have proved to be a good approach to the corresponding 1,3-isomers 3: 1) Deprotonation of 1,2-dithiolylium cations 4, 2) pyrolysis of alkali derivatives from 1,2-dithiol-2-one tosylhydrazones 26 (Bamford-Stevens reaction), or 3) partial desulfuration of 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones 6 by means of trivalent phosphorus compounds.These reactions with the 1,2-isomers always yield thienothiophenes 8 accompanied by the related 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones 6 (1,2-trithiones) and in the case of 26 also by azines 27.Partial desulfuration of 1,2-trithiones 6 by copper bronze again yields the corresponding thienothiophenes 8 instead of 5.Thermal decomposition of the 1,2-dithiolylium iodide 34 or 34' yields the thienothiophene 8a together with the 1,2-trithione 6a.Surprisingly, the P4S10-sulfuration of "desaurines" 37 gives thienothiophenes again and also 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones 6. - 1-Morpholinocyclohexene (18) reacts with the 1,2-dithiolylium cation 4a (X = ClO4) to give a formal 1:1 adduct from the carbene 9a and the enamine for which the structure 19 is proposed.