1,2,3-thiadiazoles. I. Synthesis of sodium (or potassium) 1,2,3-thiadiazole-4-thiolates via thiocarbazonate esters and N-acylthiohydrazonate esters

A general synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazole-4-thiolates 1 and their derivatives 2–3 by an extension of the Hurd-Mori 1,2,3-thiadiazole synthesis is described. Treatment of methyl (or ethyl) 1-(alkylthio)alkylidene]hydrazinocarboxylates 11 (thiocarbazonate esters) or other N-acylthiohydrazonate esters Y = ureido ( 12 ) or arenesulfonyl ( 13 )] with thionyl chloride affords 2–3 efficiently. Intermediates 11–13 are readily obtained from the N²-thioacylcarbazates 8 , N³-thioacylsemicarbazides 9 , or N²-thioacyl-N¹-(p-toluenesulfonyl)hydrazides 10 , respectively, by S-alkylation. Physicochemical properties of the 1,2,3-thiadiazoles 1–3 and N-acylthiohydrazonate esters 11–13 are also described.