Dichloromethane → 4,4-dimethyl-2-thioxo-4H-[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-c]pyran-6,7-dione

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Ethyl 5-methyl-2-oxo-5-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)hex-3-ynoate (2) (1.0 g, 3.7 mmol) and 4-phenyl-1,3-dithiolane-thione (2.0 g, 9.3 mmol) were dissolved in xylene (15 mL). The deep yellow solution was heated to 130° C. for ca. 4 h under Ar (the reaction was followed by TLC, eluent: CH2Cl2). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and purification of the residue by chromatography (silica gel, CH2Cl2) provided 4,4-dimethyl-2-thioxo-4H-[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-c]pyran-6,7-dione (4) as a yellow solid. Yield: 0.44 g (48%). 1H-NMR spectrum in CDCl3 (ppm): 1.88 (s, 6H). 13C-NMR spectrum in CDCl3 (ppm): 205.3, 167.7, 162.6, 157.8, 153.6, 83.2, 31.9. Selected IR (neat, cm−1): 1747, 1681, 1557, 1460. MS-ESI calculated for C7H8O4S2Na [M+Na]+ 268.96; found 268.79.

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