Ahlburg NL, Velarde AR, Kieber-Emmons MT, Jones PG, Werz DB. Substituted Benzothietes: Synthesis and a Quantum Chemical Investigation of Their Cycloreversion Properties.
Org Lett 2020;
22:4255-4260. [PMID:
32401521 DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01261]
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Abstract
A flexible synthesis for highly substituted benzothietes that does not require flash-vacuum pyrolysis was developed. This allows for the use of a number of functional groups and nonvaporizable molecules. Highly stabilized derivatives were isolated. The molecular orbital properties of various benzothietes were evaluated by density functional methods. The mechanism of the cycloreversion of the four-membered ring was compared to that of the oxygen-containing analogues.
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