Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2009, 74, 995-1009
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc2009020
Published online 2009-06-23 22:47:57
Preparation and structure of some sulfanylpropenylidene derivatives of Meldrum’s acid
Lynne A. Crawford and Hamish McNab*
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
Abstract
Condensation of Meldrum’s acid with the 3-sulfanylpropenal derivatives 7a and 7b gives the 3-sulfanylpropenylidene derivatives 2a and 2b, respectively. NMR and X-ray analysis of 2a and 2b show that the electron-donating group conjugates with the electron-withdrawing dioxanedione moiety but the effect is much less pronounced than in analogous dialkylamino derivatives 1. There is little or no conjugation of the ortho-alkylsulfanyl group to the dioxanedione moiety in the benzylidene derivatives 4a and 4b.
Keywords: Meldrum’s acid; Sulfanylpropenals; Push-pull conjugation; X-Ray diffraction; Dioxanes; Aldehydes; Knoevenagel condensations.
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