The Pummerer??like reaction of 2, 5??bis (trimethylsilyl) thiophene S??oxide with trifluoroacetic anhydride: intermediary formation of sulfurane [10??S??4 (C2O2)](λ4?? …
Abstract On treatment of a 2, 5-bissilylsubstituted thiophene S-oxide or dibenzothiophene S- oxide with trifluoroacetic anhydride, the equillibria between the corresponding substrates and hypervalent sulfur compounds (sulfurane or λ 4-sulfane) have now been first detected by low temperature NMR experiments. By elevating the temperature to room temperature, in the case of the thiophene S-oxide, the sulfurane detected was converted to 3-thiolene-2- ...