[2+3]-Cycloadditions of Phosphonodithioformate S-Methanides with C=S, N=N, and C=C Dipolarophiles

Abstract

The reaction of the methyl (dialkoxyphosphinyl)-dithioformates (= methyl dialkoxyphosphinecarbodithioate 1-oxides) 10 with CH2N2 at − 65° in THF yielded cycloadducts which eliminated N2 between − 40 and − 35° to give the corresponding phosphonodithioformate S-methanides ( =methylenesulfonium (dialkoxyoxidophosphino)(methylthio)methylides) 11 (Scheme 3). These reactive 1,3-dipoles were intercepted by aromatic thioketones to yield 1,3-dithiolanes. Whereas the reaction with thiobenzophenone (12b) led to the sterically more congested isomers 15 regioselectively, a mixture of both regioisomers was obtained with 9H-fluorene-9-thione (12a). Trapping of 11 with phosphono- and sulfonodithioformates led exclusively to the sterically less hindered 1,3-dithiolanes 16 and 18, respectively (Scheme 4). In addition, reactive C[DOUBLE BOND]C dipolarophiles such as ethenetetracarbonitrile, maleic anhydride, and N-phenylmaleimide as well as the N[DOUBLE BOND]N dipolarophile dimethyl diazenedicarboxylate were shown to be efficient interceptors of 11 (Scheme 5).