Reactions of acyl isothiocyanates with diphenyldiazomethane: a route to oxazole derivatives and thietan-3-imines
Abstract
Acyl isothiocyanates 4a–e react with two equivalents of diphenyldiazomethane at room temperature to give the 4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-spiro-2′-thiiranes 5a–e which isomerize thermally to the thietan-3-imines 6a–e.