Reactions of Thianthrene Cation radical Perchlorate with 1-Alkyl-4-Arenesulfonylaminobenzenes

Reactions of Thianthrene Cation radical Perchlorate with 1-Alkyl-4-Arenesulfonylaminobenzenes

Reaction of thianthrene cation radical perchlorate (1) with 1-methyl-4-benzenesulfonylaminobenzene (10) afforded thianthrene (5), N-(4-tolyl)-N-thianthrenylbenzenesulfonamide (14), 1-methyl-3-[N-(4-tolyl)-N-benzenesulfonyl-amino- 4-benzene-sulfonylaminobenzene (16), cis-thianthrene-5,10-dioxide (17), 5-(3'-methyl-6-benzenesulfonylaminobenzene)thian threnium perchlorate (18), and benzenesulfonate. In the meantime, reaction of 1 with 1-ethyl-4-benzenesulfonylaminobenzene (12) afforded 5, 1-ethyl-3-[N-(4-ethylphenyl)-N-benzenesulfonyl]a mino-4-benzenesulfonylaminobenzene (19), 1-benzenesulfonyl-amino-4-[1-(2-benzenesulfonyla mino-5-ethylphenyl)ethyl]benzene (20), and 1-(1-acetamidoethyl)-4-benzenesulfonylaminobenz ene (21). The formations of these products except for 18 and benzenesulfonate could be rationalized by assuming a sulfonamidyl radical as an intermediate.