Intramolecular interception of the Newman-Kwart rearrangement by carboxylic acids
journal contribution
posted on 2024-11-15, 21:06 authored by Timothy Ablott, Mitchell Fishburn, David Turner, Christopher RichardsonChristopher Richardson© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Instead of undergoing the Newman-Kwart rearrangement, thermally-promoted reactions of O-aryl dimethylthiocarbamates featuring ortho-carboxylic acid substituents result in the loss of carbonylsulfide and formation of N,N-dimethylsalicylamides in high yields.