Flash vacuum pyrolysis of alkoxycarbonyl/sulfinyl stabilised phosphorus ylides: generation and intramolecular insertion of alkoxycarbonyl(sulfenyl)carbenes

R Alan Aitken, M J DRYSDALE, B M RYAN

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Abstract

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of phosphorus ylides stabilised both by ester and sulfinyl groups results mainly in extrusion of Ph3PO to generate alkoxycarbonyl(sulfenyl)carbenes; these undergo intramolecular insertion into CH of the alkoxycarbonyl group giving beta-lactones which under the conditions lose CO2 to afford alkenyl sulfides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)805-806
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 1994

Keywords

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