Hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of perfluoroalkyl thioamides with electron-rich 1,3-dienes: synthesis of new 2-aminosubstituted-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans and related compounds

Hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of perfluoroalkyl thioamides with electron-rich 1,3-dienes such as 2,3-dimethylbutadiene, isoprene or penta-1,3-diene gave a simple and efficient access to new 2-aminosubstituted-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans. Three different procedures were used depending on the nature of the polyfluoroalkyl chains (RF=CF3, (CF2)nCF3, (CF2)4H) and on the nitrogen substituents of the thioamides (R1, R2=H, p-Tol, morpholino, Ac). Moreover, cycloadditions of silyloxydienes (1- or 2-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene and Danishefskyʹs diene) with N-acyl,N-tolyl trifluoromethylthioamides afforded in almost all cases the corresponding 3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans or 3-oxo-tetrahydrothiopyrans. For non-symmetrical 1,3-dienes, the regio- and stereochemistry of the reactions were studied (especially using X-ray diffraction analysis) indicating a strong similarity with those reported for fluorinated thiocarboxyl derivatives. Finally, two silylated 3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans underwent an unexpected base-induced ring contraction to give new 1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones.