Reaction of 2-benzylidene-1-benzocyclanones 1 with dithiocarbamic acid
afforded open-chain addition products 2A-4B. Dehydration of the adduc
ts yielded tricyclic 1,3-thiazine-2-thiones 5 and 6. Treatment of 1 wi
th thiourea under acid conditions gave tricyclic 2-amino-1,3-thiazines
7-9. IR and H-1 NMR spectroscopic investigations showed 7-9 to exist
predominantly in the amino tautomeric form both in the solid state and
in solution.