Reaction of 3,4-dimethyl-1-oxa-6,6aλ<sup>4</sup>-diselena-2-azapentalene with tetraphosphorus decasulphide: a new molecular rearrangement. X-Ray crystal structures of 3,4-dimethyl-1-oxa-6,6aλ<sup>4</sup>-diselena-2-azapentalene, 2,4-dimethyl-1-thia-6,6aλ<sup>4</sup>-diselena-3-azapentalene, and 2,4-dimethyl-1,6-dithia-6aλ<sup>4</sup>-selena-3-azapentalene

Christine C. Allen, Jan C. A. Boeyens, Alexander G. Briggs, Louis Denner, Anthony J. Markwell, David H. Reid, Beate G. Rose

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1987 · 18 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The title compound (1) reacts with tetraphosphorus decasulphide to give two molecular rearrangement products (2) and (3), together with compound (4); the structures of compounds (1)–(3) have been established by X-ray single crystal analyses.