Construction of Benzo-1,2,3-thiazaphosphole Heterocycles by Annulations of ortho-Phosphinoarenesulfonyl Fluorides with Trimethylsilyl Azide.

Annulations of ortho-phosphinoarenesulfonyl fluorides with trimethylsilyl azide were developed to access an unprecedented benzo-1,2,3-thiazaphosphole heterocycle. A corresponding reaction mechanism was proposed and further elucidated by experimental and computational studies. The reaction proceeds through a Staudinger-type iminophosphorane intermediate followed by intramolecular trapping with sulfonyl fluoride.