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Sulfide extrusion from the methylsulfonium salts of 8-thiabicyclo [3.2. 1] oct-2-enes and the related sulfonium salts by methyllithium

T Uyehara, M Takahashi, T Kato

Index: Uyehara, Tadao; Takahashi, Masayuki; Kato, Tadahiro Tetrahedron Letters, 1984 , vol. 25, # 36 p. 3999 - 4002

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Abstract

Abstract The methysulfonium salts of 2-methylene-8-thiabicyclo [3.2. 1] octane and 8- thiabicyclo [3.2. 1] oct-2-enes underwent sulfide extrusion by methyllithium to give dimethyl sulfide and the hydrogen shift products (cycloheptadienes) and/or the closure products (bicycloheptenes).