Abstract
A comprehensive review of recent chemistry of thianthrene cation radical is presented. Particularly, products and mechanisms of their formation from reactions with azo compounds, hydrazones, oximes, sulfonamides, alcohols, phenols, alkenes, alkynes and organometallics are discussed. Also, reactions of 5-(substituted)thianthrenium salts are reviewed.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Welch Foundation for support under grant D-0028, Drs. David Birney and John Marx for discussions, and a referee for helpful suggestions.