CHEMISTRY AND SYNTHESIS OF SOME DIHYDRO-2H-l,4-BENZOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVES

The formation of 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazine (IIIa) by cyclization of alkyl 2-haloacetamidophenyl sulfides (I) was investigated; it is proposed that the reaction proceeds via a six-membered sulfonium halide. The preparation of 4-alkyl derivatives of IIIa and of 4-alkyl and 4-acyl derivatives of its reduction product 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazine (Va) is described. Acylation of Va was shown to proceed without opening of the thiazine ring. Preparation of the O-benzoyl, N-benzoyl, and O,N-dibenzoyl derivatives of 2-(β-hydroxyethyl-mercapto)aniline (VIII) has permitted clarification of the confusion in the literature with respect to the derivatives of Va and VIII. Compound XVIII, the 1,1-dioxide of IIIa, undergoes C-alkylation at the 2-position when treated with alkyl halides, rather than O-alkylation as previously suggested.