S. Connolly, K. Hardy
1993
Citations
0
Influential Citations
3
Citations
Journal
Synlett
Abstract
2-Mercapto-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole (10) is directly metallated with n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran to give the C,S-dianion 11. Reaction of the dianion 11 with a series of electrophiles gives regioselectively a range of 5-substituted 2-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (12).