Studies on Phosphonium Ylides-XXIII: The Behavior of Active and Stabilized Phosphonium Ylides Towards Thiohydantoins

Thiohydantoin 1 reacts with 2-oxovinylidenetriphenylphosphorane (2) to give 1-methyl-2-thioxo-6-(triphenyl-λ5-phosphoranylidene)-hexahydro-furo[2,3-d]imidazol-5-one (5). On the other hand, when 1 reacts with phosphorus ylides 3a–d, the respective olefinic adducts 6a, 6b, 8, and the dimeric product 7 were obtained together with triphenyl-phosphine oxide. Moreover, the application of reagent 4 on 1 renders the new product 4-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-2,3,4,6-tetrahydro-1-oxa-1,3,4,6-tetra-azapentalene-5-thione. Mechanisms accounting for the formation of the products are presented based on analytical and spectroscopic data.