S. Doi et al., NOVEL CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF A [2,3]SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT PRODUCT OF 2-PHENYLTETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANIUM 1-METHYLIDE, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I (Print), (14), 1998, pp. 2181-2184
1,3,4,5,6,11a-Hexahydro-7E-2-benzothionine 5, which is a [2,3] sigmatr
opic rearrangement product of 2-phenyltetrahydrothiopyranium 1-methyli
de 8,has been synthesized by reaction of 1-methyl-2-phenyltetrahydroth
iopyranium triflate 3 with sodium amide in liquid ammonia or by the fl
uoride ion-induced desilylation of trans-2-phenyl-1-[(trimethylsilyl)m
ethyl] tetrahydrothiopyranium perchlorate trans-7. Compound 5 is stabl
e at room temperature and reverts to ylide 8 by ring-opening.