Thialactones formed by intramolecular ‘ene’ reactions of thioaldehydes
Abstract
ω-Vinylalkyl esters (3) of thioxoacetic acid, generated by retro-Diels–Alder cleavage of their cyclopentadiene cycloadducts (2), underwent Type III intramolecular ‘ene’ reactions during flash vacuum pyrolysis at 500 °C to give 3-thialactones having 6- to 11-membered rings.