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Cyclopropyl sulfides 2 bearing a benzylidene moiety are effectively tr
ansformed into diquinanes by treatment with tris-(4-bromophenyl)aminiu
m hexachloroantimonate, as a single-electron oxidant, in dichlorometha
ne at room temperature. This [3+2] cycloaddition reaction requires ben
zylidene moieties as a C-C double bond component.