812. PPh₃-promoted desulfurative [4+2]-annulation between benzo[c][1,2]dithiol-3-ones and acyl azides

Chuan-Chuan Wang, Yao-Jie Xue, Qing-Long Wang, Xue-Miao Liu, Zhi-Wei Ma, Shu-Yan Wu, Xue-Hui Hou, Xiao-Pei Chen, Ya-Jing Chen, Tetrahdrom, (2026), 10.1016/j.tet.2026.135245

An efficient [4+2]-annulation strategy, integrating PPh3-mediated S–S bond cleavage of benzo[c][1,2]dithiol-3-ones with the Curtius rearrangement of acyl azides, has been developed for the construction of benzo[e][1,3]thiazine-2,4-diones. This protocol features mild reaction conditions, simple operation, excellent yields, feasible scalability, broad functional group tolerance, and practical applicability.