Reduction (LiAlH4) of propyl 1-propynyl sulfide
(8) to (E)-1-propenyl propyl sulfide
((E)-10), C−S cleavage
(Li/NH3) to lithium (E)-1-propenethiolate (Li
(E)-11), and reaction with
MeSO2Cl gives
(E,E)-bis(1-propenyl) disulfide
((E,E)-2);
i-Bu2AlH reduction of 8 to
(Z)-10 and reaction with Li/NH3 and
then MeSO2Cl gives
(Z,Z)-2 via Li
(Z)-11. Reaction of MeSO2SR
(R = Me (12a), n-Pr (12b),
CH2CHCH2 (12c), CHCHMe
(12d)) with K (E)-11
gives (E,Z)-2 from
(Z)-12d; Li
(E,Z)-11 gives alkyl (E)-
and (Z)-1-propenyl disulfides (MeCHCHSSR, R =
Me
(3a), n-Pr (3b),
CH2CHCH2 (3c)) from
12a−c, respectively. Oxidation at −60
°C of (E,E)-, (Z,Z)-, and
(E,Z)-2
gives (E)-1-propenesulfinothioic acid
S-(E)-1-propenyl ester
((E,E)-13,
(E,E)-MeCHCHS(O)SCHCHMe)
from
(E,E)-2,
(Z,Z)-13 from
(Z,Z)-2, and ca. 2:1
(E,Z)-13)/(Z,E)-13
from (E,Z)-2. Warming
(Z,Z)-13 gives (±)-(1α,2α,3β,4α,5β)-2,3-dimethyl-5,6-dithiabicyclo[2.1.1]hexane
5-oxide (1a),
endo-5-methyl-exo-6-methyl-2-oxa-3,7-dithiabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (14a), and
exo-5-methyl-endo-6-methyl-2-oxa-3,7-dithiabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
(14b).
Warming (E,E)-13 gives
14a and 14b;
(E,Z)-13/(Z,E)-13
gives
(1α,2α,3α,4α,5β)-2,3-dimethyl-5,6-dithiabicyclo[2.1.1]hexane 5-oxide (1b),
exo-5-methyl-exo-6-methyl-2-oxa-3,7-dithiabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
(14c), and endo-5-methyl-endo-6-methyl-2-oxa-3,7-dithiabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
(14d). Oxidation of 3a−c gives
MeCHCHSS(O)R
(4) and MeCHCHS(O)SR (5). At
−60 °C, m-CPBA (2 equiv) converts
(E,E)-2 into
(Z,Z)-d,l-2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanedithial 1,4-dioxide (26) while
(Z,Z)-2 gives meso- and
d,l-26. With NaIO4,
4/5 (R = Me) gives (E)- or
(Z)-12a and MeCHCHSO2SMe (6a);
with m-CPBA
(Z)-MeS(O)CHMeCHS+O-
(25a) forms. At 85 °C 2 gives
1:1 cis- and
trans-2-mercapto-3,4-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrothiophene
(29).