Synfacts 2009(2): 0138-0138  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087570
Synthesis of Heterocycles
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The Gewald Synthesis of 2-Aminothiophenes using Activated Sulfur

Contributor(s): Victor Snieckus, Toni Rantanen
M. Feroci*, I. Chiarotto, L. Rossi, A. Inesi*
University ”La Sapienza", Rome and Università degli Studi, L’Aquila, Italy
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Publikationsdatum:
22. Januar 2009 (online)

Significance

Reported is the use of an activated form of sulfur in the classical Gewald synthesis of substituted 2-aminothiophenes from ylidene­malononitriles which are easily obtained from ­malononitrile and the corresponding ketones. ­Activation of elemental sulfur was carried out by means of electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion, obtained by galvanostatic reduction from MeCN/Et4NPF6 system. The substrate scope was poorly studied as only two examples were reported involving a different ylidene (R¹ = CONH2 or CO2Et).