Thiocarbonyl isothiocyanates

Thioxo-1,2,4-dithiazolidines can be obtained from thioxo-l,2,4-thiadiazolidines by Dimroth rearrangement (Scheme 47) or reversibly by addition and elimination of acetone (Scheme 22). 1,2,4-Dithiazole type products are also obtained from thiocarbonyl isothiocyanates (154) by reaction with CI2 <84CHEC-I(6)897>, PhMgBr, Sj, or CS2. Other routes include reactions of carbonyl isothiocyanates and thiocarbonyl isocyanates with P4S10 or Sg <84Chec-I(6)897> and sulfonyl isocyanates with dialkyl thioketenes. Phenylisothiocyanate heated with N,C-disubstituted oxaziridines affords 3,5-diimino-l,2,4-dithiazolidines (226, 227). Other miscellaneous syntheses of 1,2,4-dithiazoline derivatives include cyclization of A7-thioacyl hexafluoroacetonimine to 5,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-... 

The same group of workers also accounted for the thermal rearrangement reaction of di(ethylthio)propyl S-methyl xanthates and the rearrangement of 0,S-dialkyl dithiocarbonates that occurs under Friedel-Crafts reaction conditions. A new, general synthesis of l,3-dithiol-2-ones (451) is based on the acid-catalysed ring-closure reaction of the dithiocarbonates (452). The rearrangements of 2-aminoethyl alkyl trithiocarbonates (453) and alkylthio-thiocarbonyl thiocyanates (433) into dithiocarbonates (454) and alkylthio-thiocarbonyl isothiocyanates (455), respectively, have been described recently. 

Finally, formation of seven-membered rings by vinylaziridines possessing carbonyl or thiocarbonyl groups are shown in Scheme 2.46. Thermolysis of 182 in toluene at reflux yielded 4,7-dihydro-l,3-oxazepine 183 [71]. Similarly, treatment of N-unsubstituted vinylaziridine 184 with phenyl isothiocyanate in ether at 0 °C gave seven-membered ring 185, via a l-thiocarboxanilide-2-vinylaziridine intermediate [72]. 

ZHANG Y, WADE K L, PRESTERA T and TALALAY p (1996) Quantitative determination of isothiocyanates, dithiocarbamates, carbon disulfide, and related thiocarbonyl compounds by cyclocondensation with 1,2-benzenedithioT, Anal Biochem, 239 160-67. 

The preparation and reactions of V-thiocarbonyl carbohydrate derivatives, such as sugar isothiocyanates, thioamides, thioureas, thiocarbamates and their conjugates have been the subject of valuable comprehensive as well as specialized accounts, which should be consulted for details.198... 

In contrast, the synthetic pathway using trimethylsilyl triflate and trimethylsilyl, azide followed by hydrogenation, de-O-silylation, condensation with thiocarbonyl diimidazole and spontaneous cyclization of an intermediate isothiocyanate, afforded a (3-anomer in good yield (Scheme 32). 

The procedure given here is essentially that described previously by the submitters. -Chlorophenyl isothiocyanate has been prepared from sym-di-p-chloiophenyl thiourea with iodine in alcoholic solution, from ammonium p-chlorophenyldithio-carbamate and lead nitrate [cf. also Org. Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 1 447 (1932)], by the action of thiophosgene on />-chloroaniline and from -chloroaniline with thiocarbonyl tetrachloride in the presence of stannous chloride. ... 

The fluorothiocarbonyl isothiocyanates may also be reacted successfully in place of the thiocarbonyl compounds (21), e.g.,... 

Scheme 12 shows synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles by the Wolff, Hurd-Mori and Pechmann-Nold methods. Pechmann s and Wolffs are the oldest of the methods. The Pechmann-Nold synthesis involves the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of diazo-compounds to isothiocyanates or thiocarbonyl compounds (modified Pechmann synthesis). The use of thiocarbonyl compounds in the [3 + 2] cycloaddition step has broadened the scope of this reaction and made the starting materials more readily accessible. Wolffs method requires the synthesis of diazoketones that are treated with a thionating reagent to produce 1,2,3-thiadiazoles. With the development of new methods of diazotransfer reactions, the diazoketone precursors have become easily attainable and with further attention to the thionating reagents, this reaction is also useful for the synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles. 

In a variation of this approach the reaction of amidrazone ylides (230) with both alkyl and aryl isothiocyanates yields thiocarbonyl substituted amidrazone ylides (231) which can be thermally cyclized to 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazoles (232) with the elimination of trimethylamine (Scheme 50) <81JHC201>. 

The preparation of thiiranes is most conveniently performed in solution. However, there are also protocols reported for reaction in the gas and solid phase. By using diazo and thiocarbonyl compounds in ether as solvent, both alkyl and aryl substituted thiiranes are accessible. As indicated earlier, aryl substituents destabilize the initially formed 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole ring and, in general, thiiranes are readily obtained at low temperature (13,15,35). On the other hand, alkyl substituents, especially bulky ones, enhance the stability of the initial cycloadduct, and the formation of thiiranes requires elevated temperatures (36 1,88). Some examples of sterically crowded thiiranes prepared from thioketones and a macro-cyclic diazo compound have been published by Atzmiiller and Vbgtle (106). Diphenyldiazomethane reacts with (arylsulfonyl)isothiocyanates and this is followed by spontaneous N2 elimination to give thiirane-2-imines (60) (107,108). Under similar conditions, acyl-substituted isothiocyanates afforded 2 1-adducts 61 (109) (Scheme 5.23). It seems likely that the formation of 61 involves a thiirane intermediate analogous to 60, which subsequently reacts with a second equivalent... 

Metal-Oxygen Compounds. Trialkyltin alkoxides are remarkable for the variety of addition reactions they undergo with carbonyl and thiocarbonyl compounds. Bloodworth and Davies have reported reactions of tri-w-butyltin alkoxides with isocyanates, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, isothiocyanates, carbon bisulfide, chloral, and ketene. The reactions observed were as follows ... 

When acrylonitrile or ethyl acrylate was used as the dipolarophile, the azomethine adducts (134) and (135) were formed no thiocarbonyl ylide addition products were isolable in refluxing toluene or xylene, although the isoindoles (136a) and (136b) derived from them were isolated. In contrast to the reactions with fumaronitrile or AT-phenylmaleimide, the azomethine adducts (134) and (135) were still present at higher reaction temperatures — almost 50% in toluene and 4-5% in xylene. Under the same reaction conditions other electron-deficient dipolarophiles like dimethyl fumarate, norbornene, dimethyl maleate, phenyl isocyanate, phenyl isothiocyanate, benzoyl isothiocyanate, p-tosyl isocyanate and diphenylcyclopropenone failed to undergo cycloaddition to thienopyrrole (13), presumably due to steric interactions (77HC(30)317). 

The reaction of alkyl isothiocyanates, RNCS, with diphenylphosphinic hydrazide (338) in benzene has been reported.308 The bis(diethylamino)[(methylthio)thiocarbon-yl]carbenium salts (339 X = I or BF4) display ambident reactivity and can react either at carbenium carbon (hard nucleophiles) or at the thiocarbonyl sulfur atom (soft nucleophiles).309 Electrochemically generated superoxide reacts with dithioic S,S -diesters (dicarbothiolates) (340 Ar = C5H3N or C6H4) to give the monocarboxylate anions in 100% yield before giving the dicarboxylate anions.310... 

A cycloreversion mechanism is suggested for the transformation of the nonisolable cycloadduct 90 to the aldehyde 91 and isothiocyanate 92 <1996BCJ719> and for the spiro-1,4,2-oxathiazole intermediates 94 to the dioxothiazoline 95 and the aryl isothiocyanate 92 <2001MOL510>. Both cycloadducts are obtained by cycloaddition reactions of nitrile oxides 88 to thiocarbonyl compounds (Scheme 12). 

Auch Isothiocyanate addieren in Gegenwart katalytischer Mengen Triethylamin sek. Phosphanoxide zu (Amino-thiocarbonyl)-phosphanoxiden62 ... 

Carbonyl compounds and other dipolarophiles containing heteroatoms react with miinch-nones. Thus benzaldehyde forms the betaine (245) which suffers ring-cleavage to yield the enamine (246 equation 65). Thiocarbonyl compounds and nitrosobenzene behave in an analogous manner. The action of dipolarophiles containing cumulative double bonds results in the formation of new mesoionic systems. Thus carbon disulfide and phenyl isothiocyanate afford a zwitterionic thiazole and imidazole, respectively (Scheme 25). 

In the absence of dipolarophiles the intermediate loses sulfur to give the carbodiimide however, the intermediate may be trapped with a number of alkenes, heterocumulenes and other reagents such as ynamines, ketenes, isocyanates, isothiocyanates, carbodiimides, ketenimines, sulfonylimines, imines, nitriles, thiocarbonyl compounds, Wittig reagents and the already mentioned enamines (80AG277). Contemporary knowledge of the chemistry of these sulfonyliminothiatriazolines is mainly due to the meticulous work of L abbe and his coworkers (80AG277). 

The most generally useful reactions of organomagnesium compounds with thiocarbonyl compounds are those with carbon disulfide and with isothiocyanates. The former can be used to prepare a variety of compounds by further reactions of the dithiocarboxylate initially formed, and the latter is a good general method for synthesizing thioamides ... 

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