Adamantanethione 5-methylide cycloaddition

Numerous examples involving the preparation of tetrahydrothiophenes via [3 + 2] cycloaddition of thiocarbonyl ylides with electron-poor alkenes have been reported. Thiobenzophenone (5)-methylide (16), generated from 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole (15) and analogous compounds, react with maleic anhydride, N-substituted maleic imide, maleates, fumarates, and fumaronitrile at —45°C (28,91,93,98,128,129). Similar reactions with adamantanethione (5)-methylide (52) and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thioxocyclobutanone (5)-methylide (69) occur at ca. +45°C and, generally, the products of type 70 were obtained in high yield (36,94,97,130) (Scheme 5.25). Reaction with ( )- and (Z)-configured dipolaro-philes stereospecifically afford trans and cis configured adducts. 

Diazo Compounds. Diazomethane reacts immediately with 1 dissolved in diethyl ether in a regioselective manner to give 2,5-dihydro- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (17) as a relatively stable sohd. This confound is a superior precursor of the reactive thiocarhony 1 5-methylide (8, eq 9) as it smoothly eliminates nitrogen at 45 °C. In the absence of an appropriate interceptor, thiirane 9 is formed. In the presence of electron-deficient dipolarophiles, diverse five-membered spiro-heterocycles (18) are formed via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (eq 9).22.23 Representative examples of dipolarophiles leading to 18 in high yield are DMAD, TV phenyl maleinimide, chloral, dimethyl azodicarboxylate, adamantanethione, as well as 1.21... 

High-level quantum-chemical calculations on the 3 + 2-cycloadditions of thioformaldehyde 5 -imides, S -methylide, S-oxide, and 5-sulfide have been reviewed. Theoretical studies on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between thioketene 5-oxide and methyleneimine show that this reaction is concerted but non-synchronous. Adamantanethione 5-methylide reacts with thiocarbonyl compounds to produce 1,3-dithiolanes. A density-functional-theory study of the cycloaddition of the sulfine H2CSO predicts the 2 + 3-mechanism having the lowest pathway, with an activation barrier of 12.3kcalmoP. R The thermal and photochemical reactions of fluorenethione 5-oxide (69) with cyclooctyne (70) involves an initial 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to produce the adduct (71), followed by an efficient sulfur transfer to cyclooctyne to produce the enone (72) and the dithiin (73) (Scheme 26). ° ... 

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