One-Pot Synthesis of Quinoline-2(1H)-thiones from 2-Isocyanostyrenes via Electrocyclic Reaction of the Corresponding 2-Isothiocyanatestyrenes

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The reaction of α-substituted 2-isocyanostyrenes, which could be readily prepared from commercially available 2-aminophenyl ketones or 2-aminobenzonitriles, with sulfur in the presence of a catalytic amount of selenium proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding 2-isothiocyanatestyrenes. The latter spontaneously underwent the electrocyclic reaction to afford 4-substituted quinoline-2(1H)-thiones in one-pot with isolated yields ranging from 37 to 91%.