Abstract
Protonation of the reactive zwitterionic intermediate produced from the reaction between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates by N-aminorhodanine followed by the addition of the conjugate anion of N-aminorhodanine on the produced vinylphosphonium cation leads to alkyl (5-oxo-2-thioxo-[1,3,4]thiadiazinan-6-ylidene)acetates in good yields.