Facile synthesis of 2-(substituted amino)-4H-thieno[3,2-e]-1,3-thiazin-4-ones

Interaction between 2,5-dichlorothiophene-3-carbonyl isothiocyanate, accessible via 2,5-dichlorothiophene-3-carbonyl chloride, and model heterocyclic amines produced the respective 2,5-dichloro-N-(substituted aminocarbonothioyl)thiophene-3-carboxamides. Upon heating, the deprotonated form of the latter underwent intramolecular cyclization to deliver the corresponding 2-(substituted amino)-4H-thieno3,2-e]-1,3-thiazin-4-ones. The structures of these new bicyclic derivatives and their acyclic precursors are based on microanalytical and spectral (IR, MS, and NMR) data.