Abstract
A series of aryl/hetaryl thioketones was applied for the reactions with aryl/hetaryldiazomethanes yielding, after elimination of N2, the corresponding thiiranes. The relatively unstable dihetaryldiazomethanes were generated in situ from the corresponding hydrazones by oxidation with DMSO. The obtained thiiranes were converted into tetraaryl/hetaryl-substituted ethenes in good yields by desulfurization performed with tris(diethylamino)phosphine ((Et2N)3P).