N-Sulfonylsulfimides / N-Sulfonylsulfimides

Abstract

Abstract (CF3SO2NSO2)2 (1), a compound with a four-membered ring, was prepared from CF3SO2NSO and SO3. 1 as well as (FSO2NSO2)2 form 1:1 adducts with S4N4 , pyridine and pyridine carbonitrile-4 (2a-2f). By comparison with FSO2NCOS4N4 it was shown that a dipolar type of addition had occured. In contrast the reaction of 1 and (FSO2NSO2)2 with aromatic nitriles yields 1:2 cycloaddition products (3a-3g) which were characterized on the basis of mass spectra. The six-membered rings of 4a-4b which contain carbon, nitrogen and sulfur atoms were obtained from the reaction of isocyanates with (FSO2NSO2)2 or (CF3SO2NSO2)2. 4-BrC6H4NCO and SO3 react in a similar way to yield 5. The starting materials are extremely sensitive to moisture while most of the adducts can be handled in open air without decomposition.