G. Capozzi et al., alpha ',alpha '-dioxothiones, III Regio- and stereoselective ene and tandem "ene-cycloaddition'' reactions of 2,4-dioxopentane-3-thione, EUR J ORG C, (12), 1999, pp. 3375-3379
2,4-Dioxopentane-3-thione la reacts as an enophile with various allyl deriv
atives affording thiophilic ene adducts as single regioisomers with high (E
) stereoselectivity. Using allyl ethers or allenes as ene counterparts, the
formation of the thiophilic adduct is followed by a fast cycloaddition rea
ction in which la behaves as a diene or a dienophile, respectively.