Sulfonation of norbornene with sulfur tr
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B. H. Bakker; R. M. Schonk; H. Cerfontain
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract Sulfonation of norbornene 1 with the SO~3~βdioxane complex affords the Ξ²βsultone 2, which rearranges at room temperature to the Ξ³βsultone 3. Reaction of 1 with 2 equiv of SO~3~βnitromethane yields the carbyl sulfate 4. Carbocations are __not__ involved in the formation of either the Ξ²βs