Abstract
Three-component synthesis of stable ketenimines containing a sulfur group based on a capture profile of a zwitterionic intermediate is described. Thus, the reactions of zwitterions, generated from isocyanide and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate, react with alkyl mercaptans in CH2Cl2 to afford ketenimines in good yields.
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Funding
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Research Council of Babol University of Technology and Shahid Beheshti University.