and O-nucleophiles affording the corresponding 5-heterosubstituted isothiazole dioxides through an addition-elimination reaction. The behavior of 3-alkylamino-4-bromo-isothiazole 1,1-dioxide with S-, N- and O-nucleophiles affording the same products has also been described. On the contrary, the 3-amino-4,5-unsubstituted isothiazole dioxide system reacts easily only with sulfur nucleophiles affording
3-Alkylamino- and 3-arylamino isothiazole dioxides unsubstituted at C-4 and C-5 were synthesized starting from dithiopropionic amides. Taking advantage of the direct chlorination during the cyclization process or realizing an addition–elimination process with bromine on the final 3-aminoisothiazole dioxide derivatives, the corresponding 5-chloro-, 4,5-dichloro- or the 4-bromoisothiazole dioxides could