The first example of a dyotropic rearrangement of an enantiomerically pure, conformationally unconstrained, vicinal dibromide confirms theoretical predictions: D and L-1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane racemise stereospecifically in refluxing benzene without crossover to the meso-isomer. An orbital analysis of this six-electron pericyclic process is presented.
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