“…Furthermore, the presence of sodium bicarbonate increased the yield (compare entry 2 with 3, 5 and 7, 9 with 10). Under similar conditions, 3-sulfolene 1b 16 and 1c 22 reacted with PTSI to give the cyclized products 3d and 3e in 81% and 70% yield, respectively (entries 10 and 11). The cycloaddition reactions of bis(phenylthio)-substituted 3-sulfolene 1d 21,23 with arylsulfonyl isocyanates were similar to those of 1a, but required higher temperatures (entries [12][13][14][15].…”