1H and 13C NMR spectra of new 2-thiabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-enes

Three new compounds, one with the molecular formula C₆H₈S and two corresponding to C₇H₁₀S have been isolated together with the main product, divinyl sulphide, from the reaction products of acetylene with sodium sulphide. Structure determination through ¹H and ¹³C NMR with selective ¹³C? {¹H} decoupling, showed C₆H₈S to be a new heterocyclic compound, 2-thiabicyclo3.2.0]hept-3-ene, and the two C₇H₁₀S compounds its exo- and endo-6-methyl derivatives. Since the spectral parameters of these heterocycles were not known, all possible structures corresponding to the molecular formulae were considered.