Reductive cleavage of ether and thioether bonds on 1, 3??benzodioxole and 1, 3??benzoxathiole derivatives

…, F Sotgiu, PP Piras, A Plumitallo

Index: Melis, Stefana; Piras, Pier Paolo; Plumitallo, Antonio; Sotgiu, Francesca Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 20, p. 1413 - 1414

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Abstract

Abstract The reaction of lithium and sodium diethylamide with 1, 3-benzodioxoles and 1, 3- benzoxathioles is here reported. 1, 3-Benzodioxoles exhibit selective cleavage of the ether bond with formation of alkoxyphenols; 1, 3-benzoxathioles when reacting with sodium diethylamide lead to 2-alkoxybenzenethiols while with lithium diethylamide give 2- alkoxybenzenethiols together with 2-(alkylthio) phenols.