Thiazepine photochemistry. Ready 1,3-hydrogen shifts from a side-chain amide
Abstract
An unusual, thermally reversible, 1,3-hydrogen shift occurs during irradiation of 6-benzyloxycarbonyl-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-thiazepines (2, 3, and the corresponding sulphoxide and sulphone of 3b); this is a special case of imine-enamine tautomerism, arising from the singlet excited state.