A convenient synthesis of 2-alkyl- and 2-aryl-1,3-benzodithioles
β Scribed by Smollie Ncube; Andrew Pelter; Keith Smith
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
%Alkyl-and 2-aryl-1,3-benxodithioles are obtained in high yield by the reaction of Grignard reagents or lithium alkyls with 2-alkoxy-1,3-benaodithioles,themaelves available in one step from anthranilic acid.
In connection with our studies of the reactions of acyl carbanion equivalents with organoboranee', we had need of anions derived from 2-alkyl or 2-aryl-1,3-benxodithiolea (2).
We were surprised at the paucity of information available about such anions, indeed in the latest review of acyl carbanlon equivalents' they are not even mentioned-It was soon apparent that the reason for the small utlllsatlon of these attractive anions is that the compounds ( 2) are normally derived by reaction of aldehydes with benzene-1,2-dithiol, and the latter compound is available only by extremely tedious methods.
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Recently, however, 2-alkoxy-1,3-benaodlthiolea (1) have become readily available by the action of benzyne (conveniently generated from anthranilic acid) on carbon dlaulphide in the
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A variety of 1,3-benzodithiol-2-ylidene carbenes react with elemental sulfur and selenium to give 2-thioxo-and 2-selenoxo-1,3\_benzodithioles in good yields.
The reaction of BunLi with 2-substituted-l, 3-benzodithioles yields anions which react predictably with organic electrophiles to yield products in which the protected carbonyl group is readily unmasked. The anions constitute useful acyl carbanion equivalent 8.
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## Abstract magnified image Cyclocondensation of 2βacylphenylacetonitriles **1** with amines affords 1βsubstituted 3βaminoisoquinolines **2** in good yields.