2,3-Diphenylcyclopropenone (1) reacts with N-imidoylthioureas 2a–e to form the pyrimidin-4(3 H)-ones 5a–e. The reaction mechanism can be described as due to stepwise addition accompanied by elimination of phenyl isothiocyanate.
N-Imidoylthioureas 2a–e reacted with 1,1,2,2-tetracyanoethylene (1) to form the thiadiazines 3a–e. In the case of 1e, tricyanovinylation of a phenyl substituent accompanied formation of the thiadiazine ring.