• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.29-31
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• 2000

New convenient and economical synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxanilide 1 and the plausible reaction mechanism were described. Reaction of ${\alpha}$-chloroacetoacetanilide 4 (1 molar equivalent) with 2-mercaptoethanol (1.2 molar equivalent) in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.05 molar equivalent) as a catalyst in refluxing toluene with water trap yielded carboxin 1. The proposed mechanism is that ${\alpha}$-chloro 1,3-oxathiolane 8 which is a heuithioketal of 4 was converted to unisolable sulfonium ion 9 through neighboring group participation of sulfur followed by rearrangement to more stable oxonium ion 12 and then release acidic proton to produce the carboxin 1.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.185-190
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• 2005

Solid phase synthesis of 16, which is a derivative of the first systemic fungicide, carboxin 1 was described. Reaction of 1,3-oxathiolane derivative with solid resin of 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzophenone 6 gave 9 in 82% yield. Oxidation of sulfur in the solid 1,3-oxathiolane 9 by MCPBA followed by a ring expansion reaction under the acid catalyst afforded the corresponding dihydro-1,4-oxathiin derivative 12. Treatment of the solid 1,3-oxathiolane 9 with p-methoxyaniline resulted in 1,3-oxathiolane 14, 1,3-oxathiolane sulfoxide 15, dihydro-1,4-oxathiin 16, and acetoacetanilide derivative 17 in 41%, 35%, 14%, 10% yields, respectively.