Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract:
Azafulvenium methides generated by the thermal extrusion of SO2 from 1-methyl- and 1,1-dimethyl-1H,3H-pyrrolo1,2-c]thiazole-2,2-dioxides undergo 1,8]H sigmatropic shifts to give vinylpyrroles. Flash vacuum pyrolysis of the C-vinylpyrroles affords 5-oxo-5H-pyrrolizines or C-allyl-1H-pyrroles.