S. Andreae, N-UNSUBSTITUTED SULFENAMIDES BY ELECTROPHILIC AMINATION OF MERCAPTO COMPOUNDS, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 339(2), 1997, pp. 152-158
Potential mercapto compounds derived from electron deficient heterocyc
les as 2- and 4-thiouracils, pyridines and pyridine-1-oxide are aminat
ed by the oxaziridine 1 to new sulfenamides (6, 9, 11 and 15 or the is
othiazolo-pyridine 14) which add to phenylisocyanates forming sulfenyl
ureas (7, 10, 12 and 16). Several other mercapto compounds gave disulf
ides. Attempts of oxidation of the sulfenamides and the sulfenylureas
were unsuccessful. The methylmercapto compound 19 after amination was
hydrolyzed to the sulfoxide 20.