Conversion of 1,3‐thiazolidine and its sulfoxide to dihydro‐1,4‐thiazine

Abstract

AbstractTwo methods for constructing dihydro‐1,4‐thiazine 4 were described. 1,3‐Thiazolidines 5 were converted to dihydro‐1,4‐thiazines 4 by chlorinolysis through the unisolable chlorosulfonium salt 10 and sulfenyl chloride 11. Oxidation of the sulfides 5 gave a mixture of pairs of diasteromers 6. In the presence of acid catalyst, both sulfoxides were converted to dihydrothiazine 4 through sulfenic acid 22. In this reaction the stepwise ring opening involving carbocation 23 seems more probable. The structures of 4 were proven by the independent synthesis involving 3‐bromo‐2‐oxobutanoic acid derivatives.