Author's Organization:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Higashi-Nippon-Gakuen University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Higashi-Nippon-Gakuen University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Upon irradiation of thiobarbiturates (1a-c) in the presence of olefins (4a-d), [2+2]cycloaddition occurred to give thietanes (5, 7, and 8) and its related compounds (6 and 9).