Utilization of. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated acids as Michael acceptors for the synthesis of thieno [2, 3-b] thiopyrans

…, CN Habecker, MK Holloway, JS Amato…

Index: Ponticello; Freedman; Habecker; Holloway; Amato; Conn; Baldwin Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 53, # 1 p. 9 - 13

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Abstract

A general and versatile method that extends the synthetic utility of the Michael reaction is described for the preparation of substituted propionic acids of the type 11. The addition of 2- mercaptothiophene to commercially available acrylic acids I, instead of the commonly employed esters, provides a facile and high-yielding synthesis of 11. In turn, these compounds are useful intermediates for the construction of the heteroaryl thieno [2, 3-b]-