title: Novel [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of 1-phenyl-1-benzothiophenium salts with dienes. Experimental evidence for a lack of aromaticity in the thiophene ring.
abstract: The [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction of 1-phenyl-1-benzothiophenium triflates has been conducted for the first time. [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition with dienes such as cyclopentadiene and 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran occurs successfully to give cycloadducts. This result indicates that the C=C bond of the thiophene ring acts as a 2pi electron component in the cycloaddition reaction. Cycloadducts were formed in high yields with high stereoselectivity. However, the cycloaddition with other less reactive dienes such as 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene did not take place. The structure and stereochemistry of cycloadduct 2a were analyzed by NMR techniques. Furthermore, reaction of the cycloadducts with sodium methoxide in methanol gave the ring-opened products in high yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan. kitamura@cc.saga-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tsugio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Bian-Xiang
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara