Synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles

Several methods were explored for preparing certain 4,5-disubstituted-1,2,3-thiadiazoles. The reaction of phenoxyacetyl chlorides with diazoacetylamides yielded α-diazo-β-ketoacetamides which were cyclized, with hydrogen sulfide and ammonium hydroxide, to 4-carboxamido-5-phenoxymethyl-1,2,3-thiadiazoles. However, treatment of α-diazo-α-benzoylacetamides with hydrogen sulfide and ammonium hydroxide yielded hydrazones rather than thiadiazoles. The reaction of α-[(ethoxycarbonyl)hydrazono]benzenepropanoic acid ( 25 ) with thionyl chloride yielded 5-phenyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-4-carbocylic acid (26a) , the corresponding acid chloride 26b , and 5-(phenylmethyl)-2H-1,3,4-oxadiazine-2,6(3H)dione ( 27 ). The yields of 26a, 26b , and 27 were dependent on the reaction conditions employed. Oxadiazine 27 could also be converted to acid chloride 26b with thionyl chloride. Reduction of 1-([5-(4-chlorophenoxy)methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl]-carbonyl)piperidine ( 10b ) with diborane yielded a boron complex which produced 1-([5-((4-chlorophenoxy)methyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl]methyl)piperidine ( 31 ) upon recrystallization from ethanol.