Abstract A new method for the synthesis of β, β"-dihaloalkyl vinyl sulfides was proposed. The method is based on reactions of alkenesulfenamides with olefins in the presence of POCl 3 or POBr 3. The reactions with cage olefins (norbornene, norbornadiene, camphene, and dimethyl 5, 6-di-endo-norbornenedicarboxylate) afford stable products, while vinylsulfenylation of a conformationally labile olefin (cyclohexene) give products that ...
