Abstract
Tiochroman-4-ones and chroman-4-ones react with an excess of thionyl chloride to give the α-chlorosulfenyl chlorides (2) which form sulfenamides (3) when treated with secondary amines. On hydrolysis, (3) undergo a ring contraction to give benzo[b]thiophen-3-ones (4).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 827-834 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Jan 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |