Contrary to expectations (Scheme 1), 5-(phenylthio)-(1a) as well as 5-(methylthio)pent-2-en-4-inal (1b) react with a slight excess of HCl to give 2-[bis( phenylthio)methyl] furan (17a, 77% yield) and 2-[bis(methylthio)methyl]furan (17b, 61% yield), respectively. Structures 17a and 17b are supported by the results of an X-ray crystal-structure analysis, by spectroscopic data in comparison to those of model compounds, and by synthesis of 17a. This surprising reaction is tentatively explained by a mechanism (Scheme 4), including a special pyran --> furan ring-contraction sequence, which is in agreement with a labelling experiment.
'Push-pull' enynes 14a-d with EtO, PhO, PhS, and MeS groups as pi-donors have been synthesized by catalyzed coupling of stannyl ynamines 10 with 3-iodoprop-2-enal (Scheme 4).
Contrary to expectations (Scheme 1), 5-(phenylthio)-(1a) as well as 5-(methylthio)pent-2-en-4-inal (1b) react with a slight excess of HCl to give 2-[bis( phenylthio)methyl] furan (17a, 77% yield) and 2-[bis(methylthio)methyl]furan (17b, 61% yield), respectively. Structures 17a and 17b are supported by the results of an X-ray crystal-structure analysis, by spectroscopic data in comparison to those of model compounds, and by synthesis of 17a. This surprising reaction is tentatively explained by a mechanism (Scheme 4), including a special pyran --> furan ring-contraction sequence, which is in agreement with a labelling experiment.