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Equilibrium and kinetic deuterium isotope effects on the hetero-Diels-Alder addition of sulfur dioxide
Monnat, Frederic,Vogel, Pierre,Meana, Ruben,Sordo, Jose A.
, p. 3924 - 3927 (2003)
The C-S bond is formed to a greater extent than the C-O bond in the transition state of the [4+2] cycloaddition of S02 to dimethylidenecyclohexane (see scheme). Both deuterium isotope effects and quantum calculations lead to this conclusion.
