Novel bis[(E)-1-(halomethyl)-2-chlorovinyl] chalcogenides as starting materials for the efficient synthesis of bis(chloromethylidene)-1,4-dichalcogenanes

An efficient synthesis of novel bis[(E)-1-(halomethyl)-2-chlorovinyl] sulfides and selenides via regio- and stereoselective electrophilic addition of SCl2 and SeCl2 to propargyl halides has been developed. The bis(2-chlorovinyl) chalcogenides prepared represent reagents for the synthesis of chalcogen-containing heterocycles and have been used for the synthesis of novel bis(E-chloromethylidene) derivatives of 1,4-dichalcogenanes with various combinations of sulfur and selenium atoms in the ring.