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Synthesis 1987; 1987(3): 267-270
DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27911
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New Terpenic Synthons: Methyl α- and γ-Dithiocyclogeranates

Pascal Gosselin*
  • *UA CNRS 482, Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique, Faculté des Sciences, BP 535, F-72017 Le Mans Cédex, France
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12 September 2002 (online)

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Methyl γ-dithiocyclogeranate, a new terpenic dithioester. was easily synthesized by the [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of tosylhydrazone derivative 6a. Treatment with acid gives methyl α-dithiocyclogeranate. Three methoxylated analogues are obtained in the same way.