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Review

Benzoxetes and Benzothietes ¾ Heterocyclic Analogues of Benzocyclobutene

by
Herbert Meier
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
Molecules 2012, 17(2), 1548-1570; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17021548
Submission received: 7 December 2011 / Revised: 13 January 2012 / Accepted: 17 January 2012 / Published: 7 February 2012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heterocycles)
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Abstract

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Benzo-condensed four-ring heterocycles, such as benzoxetes 1 and benzothietes 3 represent multi-purpose starting compounds for the preparation of various higher heterocyclic ring systems. The thermal or photochemical valence isomerizations between the benzenoid forms 1,3 and the higher reactive o-quinoid structures 2,4 provide the basis for the synthetic applications. On the other hand, this valence isomerization impedes in particular the generation and storage of 1 because the thermal equilibrium 1 ⇆ 2 is completely on the side of 2. Thus, the number of erroneous or questionable benzoxete structures published to date is surprisingly high. On the contrary, the thermal equilibrium 3 ⇆ 4 is on the side of the benzothietes 3, which makes them easily accessible, especially by different flash vacuum pyrolysis techniques. The present article gives a survey of the preparations of 1 and 2, and tries to stimulate their use in synthetic projects. Naphtho-condensed and higher condensed compounds and compounds with an exocyclic C=O or S=O double bond (lactones, thiolactones, sulfoxides and sulfones) are not covered in this article.

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1. Introduction

2H-Benz[b]oxetes (1) and 2H-benzo[b]thietes (3), the heterocyclic analogues of benzocyclobutene (5) are highly interesting compounds because of their strained molecular structures which enables an easy thermal or photochemical ring opening to the o-quinoid valence isomers 2, 4 and 6, respectively. The latter 8π electron systems are reactive species which participate in a variety of addition and cycloaddition reactions. Figure 1 visualizes the thermal ring opening processes on the basis of ab initio calculations (HF/6-31G**) [1].
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Figure 1. Ab initio calculation of the valence isomerizations 1 ⇆ 2 (X=O), 3 ⇆ 4 (X=S) and 5 ⇆ 6 (X=CH2). Energy differences in kJmol−1 [1].
Figure 1. Ab initio calculation of the valence isomerizations 1 ⇆ 2 (X=O), 3 ⇆ 4 (X=S) and 5 ⇆ 6 (X=CH2). Energy differences in kJmol−1 [1].
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Early EHMO calculations revealed already an increasing tendency of the ring opening in the groundstate S0 as well as in the electronically excited singlet state S1 in the sequence CH2 < S < O [2]. Semiempirical quantum mechanics (MNDO) showed then that the ring opening 3 → 4 is an endothermic process [3]-as in the carbocyclic case 5 → 6. The ring opening 1 → 2 however, is an exothermic reaction [4]:
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The corresponding enthalpy differences of −37.6 and +79.9 kJmol−1, respectively, agree very well to the results of earlier [1] or more recent ab initio calculations [5,6].
The thermal ring opening of benzoxetes 1 to o-quinone methides 2 can occur already far below room temperature, whereas benzothietes 3 are stable at ambient temperatures and isomerize to o-thioquinone methides 4 in toluene at about 100 °C (ΔG± = 120.0 kJmol−1) [3]. The calculated activation barriers, shown in Figure 1, are somewhat too high. These features demonstrate the essential difference between 1 and 3 in synthetic applications: The benzoxetes 1 cannot normally be stored, and they or better their open valence isomers have to be freshly prepared and reacted in situ. The benzothietes 3 on the other hand, can be stored and can be opened thermally or photochemically whenever needed [3]. Another difference concerns the chemical behavior of 1/2 and 3/4 in the absence of reaction partners such as nucleophiles or dienophiles. o-Quinone methide 2 forms dimers, trimers and tetramers by repetitive Diels-Alder reactions [7,8,9,10,11,12]. Scheme 1 shows the [2π+4π]- or better [2π+8] cycloadditions to the dimer 7. Apart from the exocyclic CC double bond, one of the endocyclic double bonds of 2 can also represent the 2π component [12]. The hetero-Diels-Alder adduct 7 can enter then a further [2π+8] cycloaddition to yield the trimer 8, but 7 can also dimerize in a normal Diels-Alder reaction to the tetramer 9 [11].
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Scheme 1. o-Quinone methide and its polycyclic oligomers.
Scheme 1. o-Quinone methide and its polycyclic oligomers.
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o-Thioquinone methide 4 behaves completely different (Scheme 2). It generates the [8π+8π] cyclodimer 10 and small amounts of higher cyclooligomers (n = 3-8) among which the cyclotrimer 11 and the cyclooctamer 11 are major components [3,9,13,14,15]; compounds 11 and 12 represent interesting thiocrown ethers.
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Scheme 2. o-Thioquinone methide and its cyclooligomers.
Scheme 2. o-Thioquinone methide and its cyclooligomers.
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2. Benzoxetes

2.1. Isolation of Benzoxetes

The first isolable benzoxetes were obtained by Adam et al. [12,16]. Scheme 3 demonstrates the mode of preparation. Low temperature oxidations of benzofurans 13a-o by dimethyldioxirane afford mixtures of the epoxides 14a-o and the o-quinone methides 15a-o in high yields. The ratio of the 14/15 equilibrium depends on the substituents varying from almost pure 14f to almost pure 15h. All these trienediones 15 have (Z)-configurations. Irradiation (λ = 589 nm) of the 14/15 mixtures between −25 and −78 °C yields then in most cases the desired benzoxetes (conversion ≥ 95%). Exceptions are the systems 14/15b,f,k,l (R1 ≠ H). Low-temperature irradiations are necessary because the o-quinone methides 15 can isomerize above 0 °C by 1.5-H shifts to phenols [12]. Moreover, the benzoxetes 16 revert thermally to the valence isomers 14/15. The Cl-containing compounds 16m-o exist at −10 °C for approximately 1h, the OCH3 systems 16g-i are even more labile. The resulting o-quinone methides can then oligomerize, as discussed above. In the presence of enol ethers, compounds 15 yield 3,4-dihydro-2H-benzopyrans, as the example 17a reveals, and in the presence of methanol a tautomeric mixture of the hydroxyketones 18 and their hemiacetals 19 is obtained [12].
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Scheme 3. The first successful approach to benzoxetes.
Scheme 3. The first successful approach to benzoxetes.
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The benzoxetes 16 were characterized by their 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra at low temperatures. The quaternary carbon atoms of the oxete ring show typical 13C chemical shifts: Δ (C-2) = 102 ± 2, δ (C-2a) = 132 ± 3 and δ (C-6a) = 162 ± 3 ppm [12,16].
Recently a Chinese research group [17] reported the isolation of a 5-aryl-2-hydroxybenzoxete 20 from the stem of Caesalpinia decapetala (Figure 2). Although the structure was carefully studied by NMR including HMBC measurements, the stability of 20 raises some doubts about the validity of the proposed structure [18,19,20].
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Figure 2. A natural product, for which a benzoxete structure was postulated.
Figure 2. A natural product, for which a benzoxete structure was postulated.
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2.2. Matrix Isolation of Benzoxetes

Unsubstituted benzoxete 1, the parent compound, was first obtained by Tomioka et al. (Scheme 4) [1,21]. The masked diazo compound 21, developed by Eschenmoser [22], was used to produce the carbene 23 via the diazo system 22 at 10 K in an Ar matrix. The IR spectra revealed the formation of o-quinone methide (2) together with its valence isomer, benzoxete 1. Benzofuranone 24 provides another successful entry to the wavelength-dependent ratio 1/2.
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Scheme 4. Generation of unsubstituted benzoxete.
Scheme 4. Generation of unsubstituted benzoxete.
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Chapman et al. [23] studied the cyclic diazo compound 25 (Scheme 5). According to IR and UV measurements, irradiation at 8 K in an Ar matrix generated carbene 26, which formed 27 and its photoproduct 28 [23,24]. The 27/28 ratio depends on the wavelength applied; however, an extended irradiation at 254 nm yields the 1,2-didehydrobenzene 29. Irradiation of 25 in methanol at ambient temperatures furnishes the ester 30 [25] and irradiation in acidic aqueous solutions gives the corresponding carboxylic acid and 3-hydroxy-3H-benzofuran-2-one [24]. In hexane, the intermediate primary photoproduct 27 dimerizes to isoxindigo 31, small amounts of bislactone 32 and coumestan 33, the decarbonylated product [24].
Wentrup et al. [8] generated the equilibrium mixture of 1 and 2 by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis (FVP) of benzofuran-2-one (24) or 2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol followed by the photochemical cyclization 2 → 1. Warm-up experiments demonstrated that benzoxete 1 is stable up to at least 155 K. Surprisingly, methyl substituents on the benzene ring stabilize the benzoxete system 36 significantly (Scheme 6).
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Scheme 5. Photolysis of 3-diazo-2(3H)-benzofuranone.
Scheme 5. Photolysis of 3-diazo-2(3H)-benzofuranone.
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Scheme 6. Generation of 4,6-dimethylbenzoxete.
Scheme 6. Generation of 4,6-dimethylbenzoxete.
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4,6-Dimethylbenzoxete (36), obtained at 7.6 K in an Ar matrix, was characterized by IR spectroscopy. In the presence of water, the dihydroxy compound 34 is recovered, in the absence of nucleophiles dimer 37, trimer 38 and tetramer 39 (Scheme 7) are obtained [8].
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Scheme 7. Polycyclic oligomers of 4,6-dimethylbenzoxete.
Scheme 7. Polycyclic oligomers of 4,6-dimethylbenzoxete.
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Trimer 38, subjected to FVP at 850 °C, is a good precursor for o-quinone methide 35. The dehydration of 2-hydroxymethylphenols by FVP, shown in Scheme 6, can also be achieved by irradiation [5].

2.3. Benzoxetes as Intermediates

Benzoxetes can be intermediates in various reactions. A quite new example is shown in Scheme 8 [26,27]. Benzyne or other arynes react with N,N-dialkylformamides or N,N-dialkylacetamides. Treatment of 40 with tributylammonium or cesium fluoride in acetonitrile generates the arynes 41, which undergo with carboxylic acid amides [2+2] cycloadditions to the benzoxetes 42. Their corresponding o-quinone methides 43 can be trapped by water to afford 44 [26], or with zinc organic compounds to form 45 [27], or by reactive methylene components to generate 46 [26] and 47 [26], respectively. The yields of 44-47 are moderate to good.
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Scheme 8. Benzoxetes as intermediate in the reaction of arynes and carboxamides.
Scheme 8. Benzoxetes as intermediate in the reaction of arynes and carboxamides.
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A related [2+2] cycloaddition was already found in the early seventies [28,29]. The dehydrobenzene 48 reacted with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, such as cinnamaldehyde (49), to yield 5,6,7,8-tetrachloroflav-3-ene (52) via the benzoxete 50 and its valence isomer 51 (Scheme 9).
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Scheme 9. 3,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-2-styrylbenzoxete as intermediate in the reaction of an aryne and cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 9. 3,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-2-styrylbenzoxete as intermediate in the reaction of an aryne and cinnamaldehyde.
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According to UV reaction spectra of the photolysis of dibenzo [1,4] dioxins 53, the spiro compounds 54 were postulated as intermediates on the route to the 2,2'-biphenylquinones 55 (Scheme 10). The initial aryl ether cleavage 53 → 54 is followed at room temperature by the thermal valence isomerization to 55. Under steady-state irradiation conditions, the quinones 55 undergo in the excited state a hydrogen abstraction from the solvent. Thus, the 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyls 56 are generated in reasonable yields [30].
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Scheme 10. Photolysis of dibenzo [1,4] dioxins.
Scheme 10. Photolysis of dibenzo [1,4] dioxins.
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In the dark, 55a and 2,2'-biphenylquinones with electron-withdrawing substitutents rearrange to 1-hydroxydibenzofurans 57, whereas the 2,2'-biphenylquinones 55b,d with electron-releasing substituents form oxepino[2,3-b]benzofurans (58) [30].

2.4. Erroneous Benzoxete Structures

Apart from the photochemically generated spiro compounds 54a-e, many spiro[2,4-cyclohexadiene-1,8'-[7]oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-(1,3,5)-trien]-6-ones 54'f-o [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45] and 54″p,q [34] (Table 1) have been postulated as thermal reaction products. Table 1 provides a survey over these sterically hindered systems, whose benzoxete structures were proved to be wrong.
Table
Table 1. Erroneous benzoxete structures 54' and 54″.
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Table 1. Erroneous benzoxete structures 54' and 54″.
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CompoundR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8References
54'f t-BuHt-BuHt-BuHt-BuH[31,36,37,39,42,43,44,47]
54'g t-BuHOMeHt-BuHOMeH[32,33,34,46,47]
54'h t-BuHCMe2EtHt-BuHCMe2EtH[35]
54'i CMe2EtHt-BuHCMe2EtHt-BuH[35]
54'j CMe2EtHCMe2EtHCMe2EtHCMe2EtH[36,40,42,47]
54'k t-BuHCPh3Ht-BuHCPh3H[41,42,47]
54'l t-BuHOC6H4-COOEtHt-BuHOC6H4-H[38]
54'm t-BuHt-BuMet-BuHCOOEtMe[45,47]
54'n t-BuHt-BuClt-BuHt -BuCl[45,47]
54'o t-BuClOMeClt-BuClt -BuCl[45,47]
54″p t-BuHOMeHt-BuHOMeOMe[34,49]
54″q t-BuH　Ht-BuHOMe　OEt[34,49]
The oxidation of phenols or biphenols leads to 2,2'-biphenylquinones 55 (Scheme 11) for which three types of electrocyclic ring closure reactions can be conceived. The formation of dibenzo[c,e,1,2]dioxins 59 [46] was discounted and the generation of sterically hindered benzoxetes 54'f-o claimed [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46]. However, it turned out on the basis of NMR studies and a crystal structure analysis of 58o [47,48], that the real structures of 54'f-o are oxepino[2,3-b]benzofurans 58f-o [47,48].
In contrast to the photochemical generation shown in Scheme 10, there is no thermal route 55 → 54'. The compounds 54″p,q are reaction products of 54'g and have the structures 60p,q [48] (Figure 3).
Out of a series of older references [50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57] on alleged benzoxetes, just one shall be discussed here, namely the work of Mastagli et al. [54], which provides an interesting polycyclic system 64 instead of a threefold benzoxete (63) (Scheme 12). The reaction of salicylic aldehyde (61) and formamide (62) yields the ring system 64, a tribenzotrioxaazaphenalene [58].
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Scheme 11. Valence isomers of 2,2'-biphenylquinones.
Scheme 11. Valence isomers of 2,2'-biphenylquinones.
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Figure 3. 1(4H)-Dibenzofuranones.
Figure 3. 1(4H)-Dibenzofuranones.
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Scheme 12. Reaction of salicylic aldehyde and formamide.
Scheme 12. Reaction of salicylic aldehyde and formamide.
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3. Benzothietes

3.1. Preparation of Benzothietes by Ring Contraction Reactions

The first successful synthesis of benzothietes was published in 1976 by Meier et al. The Wolff rearrangement of 3-diazobenzo[b]thiophen-2(3H)-one (65) yields the ketene 66 and in the presence of alcohols the corresponding esters 67a-c (Scheme 13) [59,60].
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Scheme 13. Photochemical Wolff rearrangement of 3-diazobenzo[b]thiophen-2(3H)-one.
Scheme 13. Photochemical Wolff rearrangement of 3-diazobenzo[b]thiophen-2(3H)-one.
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A kind of Favorsky rearrangement can be used for the ring contraction of the hexachloro compound 68 to afford the benzothiete derivative 69 (Scheme 14) [61].
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Scheme 14. Ring contraction of perchlorobenzo[b]thiophen-2(3H)-one.
Scheme 14. Ring contraction of perchlorobenzo[b]thiophen-2(3H)-one.
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3.2. Benzothietes by Cycloelimination Reactions

Several cycloelimination reactions of CO, CO2 or SO2 can be applied for the generation of benzothiete (Scheme 15). The parent compound 3 could be originally obtained by a multi-step degradation of 67b [3,59], but each of the elimination routes a)-c), shown in Scheme 15, provides a much easier route.
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Scheme 15. Thermal or photochemical cycloelimination reactions leading to benzothiete.
Scheme 15. Thermal or photochemical cycloelimination reactions leading to benzothiete.
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The decarbonylation of 70 by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis (FVP) [14,62] and the decarboxylation of 71 by thermolysis in solution or FVP [63,64] look straightforward. Interestingly, the sulfone 72 does not eliminate SO2, and after a rearrangement CO2 is split off [65,66]. In cold traps, 3 can be isolated in all these cases in yields up to 90%. The photodesulfonylation of 73 in benzene however, can only be used for trapping reactions of o-thiobenzoquinone methide 4 [67]. Substituted benzothietes (Scheme 16) can be obtained in high yields by FVP of the corresponding benzoxathiinones 71 [64].
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Scheme 16. Preparation of substituted benzothietes by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis.
Scheme 16. Preparation of substituted benzothietes by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis.
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3.3. Benzothietes by Cyclization Reactions

Boekelheide et al. [9] developed the preparation of benzothiete (3) by FVP of 2-mercaptobenzyl alcohol (75) (Scheme 17).
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Scheme 17. Preparation of unsubstituted benzothiete by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis of 2-mercaptobenzyl alcohol.
Scheme 17. Preparation of unsubstituted benzothiete by flash-vacuum-pyrolysis of 2-mercaptobenzyl alcohol.
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Fifty g of 3 per hour can be obtained in a suitable flow device [3]. Side products are not formed and the amount of unreacted starting material can be reduced by increasing the contact time [68]. Instead of the hydroxyl compound, o-chloromethylthiophenol can be used, too [3].
Another 1,4-elimination was studied with benzene sulfenic acid 77, an intermediate in the FVP of 76 (Scheme 18). The elimination of H2O can occur with the methylene group or with one of the methyl groups. Therefore, benzothiete 78 and benzo [b]thiopyran 79 are obtained [69].
An unusual cyclization reaction was observed for 2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)thiophenol [70]. The threefold elimination of HF led to benzothiete 81, whose structure was confirmed by a crystal structure analysis (Scheme 19). The reaction was performed in the presence of Ga(CH3)3, whose role is not established.
A series of spiro-compounds 82 and 83 were reported as reaction products of 2-chloro-benzaldehydes, α,w-diamines and sulfur [71,72]. However, since the corresponding benzoxetes [50] certainly have different structures, a reinvestigation of 82 and 83 seems to be advisable. The same is true for the compounds 84 [73,74,75] (Figure 4).
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Scheme 18. Flash-vacuum-pyrolysis of 2-butylsulfonyl-1,3,5-tris(2,2-dimethylpropyl)benzene.
Scheme 18. Flash-vacuum-pyrolysis of 2-butylsulfonyl-1,3,5-tris(2,2-dimethylpropyl)benzene.
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Scheme 19. Elimination of hydrogen fluoride for the preparation of a highly substituted benzothiete.
Scheme 19. Elimination of hydrogen fluoride for the preparation of a highly substituted benzothiete.
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Figure 4. Postulated benzothietes with amino substituents.
Figure 4. Postulated benzothietes with amino substituents.
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3.4. Benzothietes by Cycloaddition Reactions

A relatively new synthesis of benzothietes is based on [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of 1,2-didehydrobenzene (41a) and thiocarbonyl compounds. Whereas the reaction of 41a, obtained from o‑benzenediazonium carboxylate and thiophosgene led to 2,2-dichlorobenzothiete among a vast mixture of products [76], the reaction of 41a and sterically hindered and/or electronically stabilized thioketones 87a-d [77,78] or 90 [77] is reasonably efficient (Scheme 20).
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Scheme 20. Reaction of 1,2-didehydrobenzene and thioketones.
Scheme 20. Reaction of 1,2-didehydrobenzene and thioketones.
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The benzothietes 88a-d are racemates, but thiofenchone (90) however, gives the diastereomeric cycloadducts 91. The components show a ratio of 7:1 in favor of the system with S in exo-position [77].

3.5. Synthetic Applications of Benzothietes

In contrast to the less stable benzoxetes, benzothietes are very useful for the preparation of S-heterocycles and benzene derivatives with SR groups. Two important reaction types have to be mentioned here, namely the cycloaddition of the corresponding thioquinone methides 4 as 8π components with 2π (or 4π) components and the addition of nucleophiles to 4 (Scheme 21).
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Scheme 21. Addition and cycloaddition reactions of benzothiete/o-thioquinone methide.
Scheme 21. Addition and cycloaddition reactions of benzothiete/o-thioquinone methide.
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Table 2 gives a survey over the [8π/2π] and [8π/8π] cycloadditions of benzothiete (3) leading to the heterocyclic scaffolds 95-110.
Table
Table 2. [8π/2π]- and [8π/8π] Cycloaddition reactions of benzothietes.
Table 2. [8π/2π]- and [8π/8π] Cycloaddition reactions of benzothietes.
[2π/8π]ComponentsReaction Products References
C=C Molecules 17 01548 i0293,4-Dihydro-2H-benzothiopyran(Thiochroman)[14, 63, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84]
Alkenes
Allenes[85]
Molecules 17 01548 i030Benzo[c]furans Molecules 17 01548 i031 11,12-Dihydro-6,11-epoxy-6H-dibenzo[b,f] thiocine [84]
CºC Molecules 17 01548 i0324H-1-Benzothiopyran(4H-Thiochromen) [14]
Alkynes
Molecules 17 01548 i0331,4-Quinones (Oxidation) Molecules 17 01548 i034 9H-Thioxanthene-1,4-dione [82]
C=N Molecules 17 01548 i035 3,4-Dihydro-2H-1,3-benzothiazine
Azomethines[81,86,87]
Azines[81]
Ketenimines[85]
Carbodiimides[85]
Oximes and their O-derivatives[81,88]
C=O Molecules 17 01548 i0363,1-Benzoxathian [87,89]
Carbonyl Compounds
C=S Molecules 17 01548 i0371,3-Benzodithian [90]
Thiocarbonyl Compounds
CºN Molecules 17 01548 i0384H-Benzo[e,1, 3]thiazine [91]
Nitriles
N=C=S Molecules 17 01548 i039 Molecules 17 01548 i040 2-Imino-4H-1,3-Benzodithiin3,4-Dihydro-2H-1,3-Benzothiazine-2-thione [91]
Isothiocyanates
N=N Molecules 17 01548 i0413,4-Dihydro-2H-1,2,3-benzothiadiazine [87]
Azo Compounds
N=O Molecules 17 01548 i042 Molecules 17 01548 i043 3,1,2-Benzoxathiazine2,3-Dihydro-1,2-benzo=thiazol-1-oxide [87, 92]
Nitroso Compounds
Molecules 17 01548 i0442-Oxonitriles Molecules 17 01548 i045 3,1-Benzoxathian-2-carbonitrile [91]
N=S=O Molecules 17 01548 i046 1,2,3-Benzodithiazine-2-oxide [85]
N-Sulfinylamines
P=S Molecules 17 01548 i0474H-1,3,2-Benzodithia=phosphorin-2-sulfide [3]
Lawesson`s reagent
The reactivity and the regio- and stereoselectivity of all these reactions have been discussed in detail [3,93]. Finally the cycloaddition of benzothiete and fullerene C60 shall be mentioned. The monoadduct 95a is generated in a yield of 54% [94] (Figure 5).
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Figure 5. Adduct of benzothiete and fullerene C60.
Figure 5. Adduct of benzothiete and fullerene C60.
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In addition to the formation of six- and eight-membered rings, five-, seven-, nine- and eleven-membered heterocycles 111-122 and macrocyclic systems 123, 124 (Figure 6) can be synthesized by applying benzothietes.
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Figure 6. Further sulfur-heterocycles, which can be obtained from benzothiete.
Figure 6. Further sulfur-heterocycles, which can be obtained from benzothiete.
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Dimerization of benzothiete 3 ⇆ 4 → 10 competes in all these reactions of 3 with dienophiles and nucleophiles. The less reactive the reaction partner is, the higher is the amount of 10. However, the portion of 10 is not completely lost, because FVP of 10 can lead back to 3.

4. Conclusions

Benzoxetes 1 and benzothietes 3 seem to be very similar compounds. Both have low activation barriers for the opening of the four-membered rings, but the thermal equilibrium is for the benzoxetes (1) on the side of the o-quinone methides 2, whereas it is for the o-thioquinone methides 4 on the side of the benzothietes 3.
The different energetic situation has far-reaching consequences for the preparation of these compounds and their applications. Very few examples of substituted benzoxetes 1 have been obtained by photochemical reactions at low temperatures. The number of questionable or erroneous benzoxete structures is surprisingly high. It is much easier to generate and apply their open valence isomers, the o-quinone methides 2 [99]. The benzothietes 3, on the other hand, can be prepared by various reactions including ring contractions, cycloeliminations, cyclizations and cycloadditions. The simple access to benzothietes 3 and their high reactivity in addition and cycloaddition reactions offers a variety of applications in the synthesis of benzo-condensed S-heterocycles (5- to 11-membered rings and macrocycles). Table 2 summarizes for example the access to 14 different heterocyclic 6-ring systems. Another promising application can be based on the optical switching 3 ⇆ 4. Photokinetical studies [100] encourage such an application.

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