Synthesis 2007(24): 3831-3838  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990892
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Thiourea to Dithiazolopyrimidines: Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Synthetic Routes via Mercaptoacetylative Cyclization

Lal Dhar S. Yadav*, Seema Yadav, Vijai K. Rai
Green Synthesis Lab, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, India
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Publication History

Received 31 August 2007
Publication Date:
15 November 2007 (online)

Abstract

The Michael addition of 3-imino-1,4,2-dithiazoles to 4-arylidene-1,3-oxathiolan-5-one afforded isolable adducts regio- and diastereoselectively, which underwent mercaptoacetylative annulation of the mercaptopyrimidine ring onto the dithiazole under solvent-free microwave irradiation conditions. Alternatively, similar conjugate addition of [(methylsulfinyl)methyl]isothioureas to 4-arylidene-1,3-oxathiolan-5-one diastereoselectively afforded Michael adducts that underwent mercaptoacetylative ring transformation followed by heterocyclization via deoxygenative demethyl­ation with thionyl chloride to yield the same products, 7-aryl- or 2,7-diaryl-6,7-dihydro-6-mercapto-5H-[1,4,2]dithiazolo[2,3-a]pyrimidin-5-ones, regio- and diastereoselectively.