Reaction of Pyrrolobenzothiazines with Schiff Bases and Carbodiimides: Approach to Angular 6/5/5/5-Tetracyclic Spiroheterocycles.

1-Pyrrole-2,3-diones, fused at []-side with a heterocycle, are suitable platforms for the synthesis of various angular polycyclic alkaloid-like spiroheterocycles. Recently discovered sulfur-containing []-fused 1-pyrrole-2,3-diones (aroylpyrrolobenzothiazinetriones) tend to exhibit unusual reactivity. Based on these peculiar representatives of []-fused 1-pyrrole-2,3-diones, we have developed an approach to an unprecedented 6/5/5/5-tetracyclic alkaloid-like spiroheterocyclic system of benzo[]pyrrolo[3',4':2,3]pyrrolo[2,1-]thiazole via their reaction with Schiff bases and carbodiimides.