Viktor A. Vasin , Ella V. Romanova , Sergei G. Kostryukov and Vyacheslav V. Razin
Boiling of exo-6-bromo-syn-7-bromo(chloro)methylsulfonyl-endo-6-phenylbicyclo[3.1.1]heptane in water-dioxane solutions of NaOH results in anti-6-hydroxy-7-methylene-syn-6-phenylbicyclo[3.1.1]heptane according to the Ramberg-Backlund reaction; in addition, a product of unusual heterocyclisation is formed, namely, 3-oxa-2-phenyl-5-thiatricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]decane S,S-dioxide.