title: A computational study of the formation and dimerization of benzothiet-2-one.
abstract: A computational B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) study of the formation of benzothiet-2-one (4) from benzothiophenedione (2) and its subsequent dimerization to 5 was performed. The proposed intermediate ketene 3 has no gas-phase barrier to ring closure to 4. Three transition structures for dimerization were located. The geometry of the lowest energy one (TS8a) has a geometry corresponding to a two atom + two atom, face-to-face addition of the two thiolactone moieties. The orbital interactions suggest that the reaction is pseudopericyclic.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, USA.
authors: Dhandapani V
authors: DV
authors: Sadasivam
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Birney