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Lawesson reagent

97%

Synonym(s):

2,4-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane, 2,4-Bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dithia-2,4-diphosphetane 2,4-disulfide, 4-Methoxyphenylthiophosphoric cyclic di(thioanhydride), LR

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H14O2P2S4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
404.47
Beilstein:
1024888
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

powder

mp

228-230 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1ccc(cc1)P2(=S)SP(=S)(S2)c3ccc(OC)cc3

InChI

1S/C14H14O2P2S4/c1-15-11-3-7-13(8-4-11)17(19)21-18(20,22-17)14-9-5-12(16-2)6-10-14/h3-10H,1-2H3

InChI key

CFHGBZLNZZVTAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Lawesson′s reagent is generally used as a thiation agent in organic synthesis for the conversion of oxygen functionalities into their thio analogs. It facilitates the conversion of the carbonyl group to thiocarbonyl group as well as carbon-oxygen single bond into a carbon-sulfur single bond.

Application

Lawesson reagent can be used as a reagent to synthesize:
  • Oxthiaphosphinine-3-sulfide derivatives by the reaction with Mannich bases of β-naphthol and 8-hydroxyquinoline.
  • 1,3,5,2-Trithiaphosphinane-2-sulfide derivatives by reacting with benzaldehyde in the presence of trialkyl phosphite.
  • 2,4,6-Triphenyl-1,3,5-trithiane from benzaldehyde and ethyl acrylate.
  • 9-Benzanthronethione by thionation of 9-benzanthone oxime.
  • 1,2,4-Trithiolane from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thioxocyclobutanone S-oxide.
  • Sulfur derivatives of triterpenic oxo compounds.
  • Tropothione in situ at room temperature and to trap it with dieneophiles.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Water-react 2

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Daniel Brayton et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (2)(2), 206-208 (2005-12-24)
A one-pot reaction of maltol with Lawesson's reagent generates dithiomaltol, a thiopyran-4-thione, via an unusual heterocyclic atom exchange (HCAE) reaction; only pyrones with proton or aliphatic substituents undergo the HCAE substitution.
Use of Lawesson's reagent in organic syntheses.
Turan Ozturk et al.
Chemical reviews, 107(11), 5210-5278 (2007-09-18)
Juan Fortea et al.
Lancet (London, England), 395(10242), 1988-1997 (2020-07-01)
Alzheimer's disease and its complications are the leading cause of death in adults with Down syndrome. Studies have assessed Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down syndrome, but the natural history of biomarker changes in Down syndrome has not been established.
Reaction of lupane and oleanane triterpenoids with Lawesson's reagent
Kvasnica M, et al.
Tetrahedron, 64(17), 3736-3743 (2008)
T Nakai et al.
Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, 4(3), 163-171 (1995-03-01)
The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) powder patterns observed for the 31P spin pair in Lawesson's reagent (1) were analyzed. Using an efficient procedure, wide ranges of the spin parameters were examined to determine whether they might reproduce the experimental one-dimensional

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