G. Klimusheva, T. E. Bezmenova, G. Soroka
1980
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
Abstract Earlier 1 it was reported that 4-aryl-4,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides (I) are converted in aqueous and alcohol solution of bases to isomeric 3-aryl-2,5-dihydrothiophene dioxides (II) and 3-aryl-4,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides (III) (Fig. 1). In the presence of electron-donor substituents in the p -position of the phenyl ring, IIb, c compounds are practically irreversibly isomerised to III b, c. For unsubstituted phenyldihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides IIa and IIIa the reaction proceeds riversibly but equilibrium is shifted towards isomer IIIa indicating its high thermodynamic stability. It is known 2 that 2,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1 -dioxide is more stable than 4,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide. Consequently, the observed stability increase of 3-aryl-4,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides (IIIa–c) is due to interaction of the substituent C 6 H 4 X with the sulfonyl group. This paper investigates the nature of this interaction.