Y. Yagyu et al., MIGRATION OF A TERT-BUTYLSULFANYL GROUP IN THE RING-OPENING REACTION OF 2-TERT-BUTYLSULFANYL-3-PHENYLCYCLOPROPENETHIONE WITH PHENYLLITHIUM, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (6), 1996, pp. 272-273
Reaction of 2-tert-butylsulfanyl-3-phenylcyclopropenethione 1 with phe
nyllithium, followed by treatment with aqueous ammonium chloride or an
excess of methyl iodide, gave tert-butyl 3,3-diphenylpropenedithioate
2, of which the structure was determined by an X-ray structure analys
is, or -butylsulfanyl-1-methylsulfanyl-3,3-diphenylallene 3, respectiv
ely, both in high yields.