Studies on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Synthesis of 1,3,2-benzoxathia- and 1,3,2-benzodioxastibole derivatives

The preparation of 1,3,2-benzoxathia- and 1,3,2-benzodioxachlorostiboles (IIa-b) by reaction of antimony trichloride with 2-hydroxythiophenol (Ia) or 1,2-benzodiol (Ib) is described. The halogen was easily removed. Thus a Wurtz-like reaction gave the distibole compounds (IVa-b), which were also produced by organolithium compounds or pyridine. The compounds Va-b were obtained with sodium hydroxide, ethoxide and phenoxide, but spiran derivatives VIIa-b, of antimony, were obtained by treating IIa-b with 2-hydroxythiophenol or 1,2-benzodiol in the presence of triethylamine. The structure of the prepared compounds was determined by spectro-scopic methods.