摘要
2-Phenyl-3-thioformylindolizine and 1,2-dimethyl-3-thioformylindolizine undergo a novel desulfur coupling reaction in the presence of tributylphosphine to give （E）-1,2-bis（3-indolizinyl）ethenes in high yields. The structures of products were confirmed by IR, ^1H NMR, MS, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The mechanisms involved in various stages of the reaction were discussed.
2-Phenyl-3-thioformylindolizine and 1,2-dimethyl-3-thioformylindolizine undergo a novel desulfur coupling reaction in the presence of tributylphosphine to give （E）-1,2-bis（3-indolizinyl）ethenes in high yields. The structures of products were confirmed by IR, ^1H NMR, MS, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The mechanisms involved in various stages of the reaction were discussed.
基金
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 20672090）, the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Education Department （No. 06KJD150015）, the Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology Foundation of Jiangsu Province （No. 2006HS014） and the Hualhai Institute of Technology Disciplinary Construction Foundation （No. XK200309）.
