Synthesis 2004(7): 1067-1071  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822333
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New Facile Synthesis of Imidazo[2,1-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5(6H)-ones via aza-Wittig Reaction

Ming-Wu Ding*, Bo-Qiao Fu, Lin Cheng
Institute of Organic Synthesis, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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Received 26 December 2003
Publication Date:
14 April 2004 (online)

Abstract

The isothiocyanates 2, obtained from aza-Wittig reactions of vinyliminophosphoranes 1 with CS2, reacted with hydrazine to give 3-amino-2-thioxo-4-imidazolidinones 4. Reactions of 4 with triphenyphosphine, hexachloroethane and Et3N produced iminophosphoranes 5. A tandem aza-Wittig reaction of iminophosphoranes 5 with isocyanates generated imidazo[2,1-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5(6H)-ones 7 in moderate yield.