Reactions of aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic aminothiols with diacetylene in liquid ammonia or methanol furnished the corresponding aminoorganylsulfanylbutenynes of predominantly Z-configuration.Diacetylene opens up new fields for preparation versatile unsaturated heteroatomic compounds with specific characteristics
[1,2]. Reactions of diacetylene with thiols and hydrogen sulfide in various media
[3], in particular, in liquid ammonia [4], gave rise to enyne sulfides
[5] and thiophene [6].
We report here on the study of nucleophilic addition of 1,2-aminothiols to diacetylene in liquid ammonia or in methanol aimed at elucidation of the reaction direction and at preparation of new biologically active compounds.