Aryne chemistry. Part XVII. The reaction of tetrahalogenobenzynes with thioanisole
Abstract
Tetrafluoro- and tetrachloro-benzyne react with thioanisole to yield 1,2,3,4-tetrahalogeno-5-phenylthiobenzenes (III) in 45 and 61% yield respectively. Labelling experiments show that intramolecular proton transfer occurs to give ylids (II) which break down to give the isolated products.