Reaction of sulfene with heterocyclic N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. X. Synthesis of thieno[2,3-h]-1,2-benzoxathiin derivatives

The polar 1,4-cycloaddition of sulfene to N,N-disubstituted (E)5-aminomethylene-6,7-dihydrobenzo[b]-thiophen-4(5H)ones II gave in excellent yield and only in the case of aliphatic N-substitution, N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-h]-1,2-benzoxathiin 2,2-dioxides III, which are derivatives of the new heterocyclic system thieno[2,3-h]-1,2-benzoxathiin. Dehydrogenation with DDQ of cycloadducts IIIa-d was successful only in the case of IIIa (NR₂ = dimethylamino) to give in low yield 4-dimethylamino-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-h]-1,2-benzoxathiin 2,2-dioxide.