8-Oxa-1,4-dithiaspiro[4.5]decane-7,9-dione and 9-oxa-1,5-dithiaspiro[5.5]undecane-8,10-dione, cyclic anhydrides formed in situ from the respective dicarboxylic acids in the presence of acetic anhydride, possess an enhanced reactivity and display a broad substrate scope in the Castagnoli-Cushman reaction with imines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number152658
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume61
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2020

    Research areas

  • Castagnoli-Cushman reaction, Cyclic anhydride, Dicarboxylic acids, Enol form, In situ cyclodehydration, Sulfur atom vacant d-orbitals

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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