Synthesis of 1,6-dioxa-6a-thiapentalenes: sulphur–oxygen coupling by thallium(III) trifluoroacetate
Abstract
4H-Pyran-4-thiones react with thallium(III) trifluoroacetate to form thallium-containing pyrylium trifluoroacetates which are ring-opened by water; the resulting intermediates spontaneously lose thallium(I) trifluoroacetate, with concomitant sulphur–oxygen bond formation, to give 1,6-dioxa-6a-thiapentalenes.