Switching Selectivity of α-Enolic Dithioesters: One Pot Access to Functionalized 1,2- and 1,3-Dithioles
作者:Suvajit Koley、Tanmoy Chanda、Subhasis Samai、Maya Shankar Singh
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.6b01802
日期:2016.12.2
An operationally simple cascade protocol has been developed for the construction of 1,2- and 1,3-dithiole derivatives from alpha-enolic dithio esters. 1,2-Dithioles are achieved by the reaction of dithioesters with elemental sulfur in the presence of InCl3 under solvent-free conditions. 1,3-Dithioles have been constructed via DABCO mediated self coupling of dithioesters in open air enabling the formation of two new C-S bonds and one ring in a single operation in contiguous fashion. The reactions proceeded smoothly affording the desired sulfur-rich heterocycles in good to excellent yields, exhibiting gram-scale ability and broad functional group tolerance utilizing easy to handle cheap and easily available reagents. The probable mechanisms for the formation of suggested. 1,2- and 1,3-dithioles from alpha-enolic dithioesters have been suggested.