Divergent approach to thiazolylidene derivatives: a perspective on the synthesis of a heterocyclic skeleton from β‑amidothioamides reactivity

Herein we report a domino protocol able to reach regioselectively thiazolylidene systems by combining the reactive peculiarities of both β-amidothioamides (ATAs) and 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes (DDs). Depending on the reaction conditions and/or the nature of the residue at C4 of the heterodiene system, ATAs can act as hetero-mononucleophiles or hetero-dinucleophiles in the diversified thiazolylidene ring assembly.