Synthesis 1986; 1986(9): 768-770
DOI: 10.1055/s-1986-31772
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Intermolecular Photocycloaddition of Ring-Substituted Cyclic Dithioimides with 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene: A Facile Synthesis of Spiro-Thietanes

Kazuaki Oda* , Minoru Machida, Yuichi Kanaoka
  • *Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Higashi-Nippon-Gakuen University, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-02, Japan
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20 August 2002 (online)

Upon irradiation, unsymmetrically 3-substituted and symmetrical bicyclic dithiosuccinimides undergo photocycloaddition with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene to give various spiro-thietanes, including highly strained multicycles.

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