Synthesis of 1,2,5-Thiadiazepine Derivatives by Ring Enlargement of 1,2-Thiazetidin-3-one 1,1-Dioxides with 3-Amino-2H-azirines

At 0° in MeCN, 2,2-disubstituted 3-amino-2H-azirines 1 and 4,4-disubstituted 1,2-thiazetidin-3-one 1,1-dioxides 7 react smoothly to give 1,2,5-thiadiazepin-6-one 1,1-dioxides of type 8 (Scheme 2). The reaction mechanism of this regiospecific ring enlargement to seven-membered heterocycles follows previously described pathways. The structures of 7a and 8b were established by X-ray crystallography (see Figs. 1 and 2).