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Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 39, Issue 12, 19 March 1998, Pages 1483-1486
Tetrahedron Letters

A facile construction of 4-hydroxymethylbenzisothiazolone-1,1-dioxide

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Abstract

4-Hydroxymethylbenzisothiazolone-1,1-dioxide could be facilely synthesised via a highly regioselective Diels-Alder cycloaddition between furfuryl alcohol and 2-(tert-butyl)-isothiazolone-1,1-dioxide, followed by aromatization of the adduct under basic conditions. A secondary effect from intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found also to influence the regioselectivity of the cycloaddition. Unequivocal proof of the regiochemistry of the Diels-Alder reaction is provided by X-ray crystallography and ab initio calculations showed electronic and steric effects on transition structure asynchronicity.

4-Hydroxymethylbenzisothiazolone-1,1-dioxide was synthesised via a highly regioselective Diels-Alder cycloaddition.

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