Isothiazole, structure

Space group and unit cell dimensions are given for 4,5-diphenyl-l,2-dithiole-3-thione.266 The reaction product from 1,2-benzodithiolethione and hydroxylamine was originally ascribed the isothiazole structure 175.267 However, X-ray structure studies have shown it to be 1,2-benzodithiolone oxime. (176).268... 

There are a number of more complex isothiazole structures, including naphthyl isothiazoles, steroidal isothiazoles <81JHC1485>, and isothiazoles incorporated into large molecules, such as bleomycin derivatives <87JA938>, but these will not be discussed. 

A multiply bonded nitrogen atom deactivates carbon atoms a or y to it toward electrophilic attack thus initial substitution in 1,2- and 1,3-dihetero compounds should be as shown in structures (110) and (111). Pyrazoles (110 Z = NH), isoxazoles (110 Z = 0), isothiazoles (110 Z = S), imidazoles (111 Z = NH, tautomerism can make the 4- and 5-positions equivalent) and thiazoles (111 Z = S) do indeed undergo electrophilic substitution as expected. Little is known of the electrophilic substitution reactions of oxazoles (111 Z = O) and compounds containing three or more heteroatoms in one ring. Deactivation of the 4-position in 1,3-dihetero compounds (111) is less effective because of considerable double bond fixation (cf. Sections 4.01.3.2.1 and 4.02.3.1.7), and if the 5-position of imidazoles or thiazoles is blocked, substitution can occur in the 4-position (112). 

The possible structures for isothiazoles are discussed in Section 4.01.1, and attention in this chapter will be directed mainly towards the aromatic systems, as defined in Section 4.01.1. The saturated isothiazole 1,1-dioxides (5) are known as sultams, and bicyclic compounds of structure (6) are called isopenems. Isothiazoles readily coordinate to metals (76MI41703, 78MI41701, 79MI41700, 80MI41701). Coordination usually takes place through the nitrogen atom, but sulfur coordination can occur with soft metals such as cadmium or mercury. Some specific coordination complexes are discussed in later sections. 

The chemistry of mononuclear isothiazoles has been developed since 1956 without the aid of thiohydroxylamine, the preparation of this very unstable substance having only recently been reported. Bicyclic and polycyclic systems involving the isothiazole (1,2-thiazole) structure have long been known and were fully reviewed in 1952, but little new work has been reported since then and the present review... 

The product of the reaction between bis(S-aminodithionitrito)nickel(ii), NH3, HCHO, and MeOH has the structure (179). Complexes of 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole, 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole, isothiazole, 2-methylbenzo-... 

PS-BEMP). The reaction gave 4,5-disubsituted isothiazole in 58% yield. What was interesting was that an additional washing of the immobilized base with an electrophile (in a typical setup, 2,4 -dibromoacetophenone) gave the corresponding 1,4,5-trisubstimted imidazole in 38% yield and >95% purity. Additional efforts were done to produce only the imidazole structure by using the premixed electrophile and ethyl isothiocyanate, however, without success. 

Details of bond lengths and bond angles for the X-ray structures of heterocyclic compounds through 1970 are listed in Physical Methods in Heterocyclic Chemistry , volume 5. This compilation contains many examples for five-membered rings containing two heteroatoms, particularly pyrazoles, imidazoles, isoxazoles, oxazoles, isothiazoles, thiazoles, 1,2-dithioles and 1,3-dithioles. Further examples of more recent measurements on these heterocyclic compounds can be found in the monograph chapters of CHEC and CHEC-II. 

A multiply bonded nitrogen atom deactivates carbon atoms a or t to it toward electrophilic attack thus initial substitution in 1,2- and 1,3-dihetero compounds should be as shown in structures (136) and (137). Pyrazoles (136 Z=NH), isoxazoles (136 Z = 0), isothiazoles (136 Z=S), imidazoles (137 Z=NH, tautomerism can make the 4- and 5-positions equivalent) and thiazoles (137 Z=S) do indeed... 

The IR spectrum of 8 has been reported (63FRP2166), and the UV spectra of some 1,2,3-benzothiadiazines have been reviewed (70CRV593). Mass spectrometry has been used to establish the structure of 1,2,3-thiadiazines 24, and the fragmentation pattern enabled the alternative isothiazol-N-imines to be ruled out (750MS579). 

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