Thiolan and monothio-β-diketone formation through the use of a nucleo-electrophilic thiating agent
Abstract
While the treatment of chalcone with anhydrous sodium polysulphide in anhydrous ethanol gave 2,4-dibenzoyl-3,5-diphenylthiolan, which was dehydrogenated to the corresponding thiophen for structure confirmation, the same two reactants in anhydrous 1,2-dimethoxyethane gave 1,3-diphenyl-3-thioxopropan-1-one.