Abstract
Flash vacuum pyrolysis of a series of chiral 3-benzylthiazolidin-2-one 1,1-dioxides 5, readily prepared from amino acids, results mainly in loss of SO2 to give an alkene and benzyl isocyanate, but a significant minor pathway involves unexpected loss of CO2 and water to give 2-phenylthiazolines 13 and derived thiazoles.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6143-6146 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 1994 |