4-Dimethylamino-5,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyran-2-thiones were converted to 4-anil
inodihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones in several steps. The latter were alkylate
d giving a mixture of isomeric methylthioderivatives which were hydrogenate
d with Raney nickel yielding 2-alkyl- and 2-aryl-substituted 4-anilinopiper
idines. The configurations as well as the conformations of the formed diast
ereoisomers are investigated by means of NMR. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd
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