A new, unexpected synthesis of 1,3-dithietanones

Béatrice Quiclet-Sire (1) , Graciela Sanchez-Jimenez (1) , Samir Zard (1)

1 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

Treatment of a geminal pivaloxy xanthate, prepared by an intermolecular radical addition of a xanthate to vinyl pivalate, gives a 1,3-dithietanone, a little known class of compounds.

Béatrice Quiclet-Sire, Graciela Sanchez-Jimenez, Samir Zard. A new, unexpected synthesis of 1,3-dithietanones. Chemical Communications, 2003, 9 (12), pp.1408-1409. ⟨10.1039/B302434B⟩. ⟨hal-00954823⟩