文摘
A highly efficient and atom-economic dual reaction manifold has been developed to synthesize 4H-thiopyran and 4,5-dihydrothiophene frameworks via regioselective intramolecular C鈥揝 fusion of 伪-allyl-尾鈥?oxodithioesters. The ring size of the sulfur-heterocycles has been efficiently tuned by the use of two different catalytic systems. Palladium activates the C未鈥揌 of the allyl termini and facilitates the intramolecular C未鈥揝 coupling to furnish six-membered thiopyran skeletons exclusively. Conversely, the allylic double bond of the same substrate has been activated by BF3路Et2O to promote the C纬鈥揝 cyclization leading to the formation of a five-membered dihydrothiophene nucleus.