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4-(2-Chloro-5-nitro
phenyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazole undergoes ring o
pening to
produce a thioketene intermediatethat reacts with an O- or N-nucleo
phile, forming an ester or an amide of the aryl-substituted thioaceticacid. Intermolecular cyclization of the thioacetic acid derivative via nucleo
philic substitution of halogenin the aromatic ring gives an N-substituted indole-2-thiol (in case of an N-nucleo
phile) or a 2-alkoxy-substituted benzo[
b]thio
phene (in case of an O-nucleo
phile). The reaction is also a
pplicable to the synthesisof heterocyclic analogues of N-substituted indole-2-thiols: 1-butyl-1,3-dihydro
pyrrolo[2,3-
b]
pyridine-2-thione was synthesized as an exam
ple. In the
presence of
potassium thioacetate (an S-nucleo
phile)4-nitro-2-(1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl)benzenethiol is formed more
quickly than thiadiazole ring o
pening occurs,making the heterocyclic ring tolerant toward the base.