Oxidation of 1,2‐Thiazoles; A Convenient Approach to 1,2‐Thiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐Dioxides
The 1,2‐thiazoles obtained from 3‐chloroalk‐2‐enals and ammonium thiocyanate (7 → 9, Scheme 1) are easily transformed to 1,2‐thiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxidcs 10 on treatment with H2O2 in AcOH at 80°. Hydrogenation of 10 in AcOH yields the corresponding saturated 1,2‐thiazolidin‐3‐one 1,1‐dioxides 16 (Scheme 3). Cycloalka[c]‐1,2‐thiazoles 18 are prepared from 2‐[(thiocyanato)methyliden]cycloalkan‐1‐ones and ammonia (Scheme 4). Surprisingly, oxidation of 18a with H2O2 in AcOH yields the tricyclic oxaziridine 19.