9-Formyljulolidine was oxidized via a microwave-assistedWillgerodt-Kindler reaction to the
N-piperidine or
N-morpholine julolidine-9-thioamide. 9-Formyl-1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidine gave the corresponding
N-piperidine tetramethyljulolidine-9-thioamide. The thioamides were convertedto the corresponding carboxamides with trifluoroaceticanhydride. The amide group directed ortho-metalation in thejulolidine system, but not in the tetramethyljulolidine system.The resulting anion was captured by dichalcogenide electrophiles. The resulting products were converted to chalcogenoxanthones with phosphorus oxychloride and triethylamine (POCl
3/Et
3N).