Abstract:
Reactions of organomanganese derivatives of 3-sulfolene and 2-methyl-3-sulfolene with allyl- and propargyl bromides result in high yields of related 2-substituted or 2,5-disubstituted 3-sulfolenes; thermolysis of the cross-coupled products gives 1,3,6-trienes or 1,3-dien-6-ynes.