Reactions of S<inf>4</inf>N<inf>4</inf> with tertiary phosphines - Synthesis of phosphiniminocyclothiazenes and their reactions

The reactions of S4N4 with phosphines of the type PhPR2 (1-5) and PhR′PR [6-11 (R′ = dicyclohexylamino), R: 1,6 = pyrrolidino; 2,7 = piperidino; 3,8 = morpholino; 4,9 = N-methylpiperazino; 5,10 = hexamethylenimino; and 11 = anilino] afford the phosphiniminocyclotrithiazene derivatives, 12-22 at room temperature. Only in the case of the phosphine 10 was the disubstituted derivative 23 isolated (in 65% yield). The trithiazene derivatives of the chiral phosphines in refluxing CH3CN produce the acyclic compounds → PN-S3N, 24-27 in ca. 60% yield. Norbornadiene reacts at room temperature with the cyclotrithiazene derivatives to give the addition products 28-35. → P=N-S3N3 derivatives are found to be stable in 2M NaOH. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.