A simple ring-expansion of 1,4-benzothiazines to give 1,5-benzothiazepines
Abstract
A new ring-expansion of 2-phenylmethylene-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-ones (1) to give 2,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2-phenyl-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-ones (3) has been developed; an episulphonium ion intermediate could be involved.