Reaction of norbornadiene (1) with arenesulfenyl chlorides occurs nonselectively and leads to a mixture of isomeric β-chlorosulfides and rearrangement products [1,2].We have established that the only direction for the reactions of diene 1 with 3-methoxycarbonyl-2-pyridinesulfenyl chloride (2) and 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinesulfenyl chloride (3) in nitromethane in the presence of lithium perchlorate at 20°C is stereospecific cycloaddition of the sulfenylating reagent at the multiple bond, with closure of the ring by the nitrogen atom of the thiohetaryl moiety and formation of condensed systems 4, 5 in 87% and 75% yields respectively. S N MeOOC S N N Me Me N SCl COOMe N N Me Me SCl + ClO 4 _ 4 + ClO 4 _ 5 3 2 MeNO 2 -LiClO 4 1 -LiClIn the 1 H NMR spectra of compounds 4,5, the signals from the protons of the CHS and CHN + moieties appear as doublets with spin-spin coupling constant 7.9-8.0 Hz, which suggests an exo-cis configuration for these products [3,4].The 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra were taken on a Bruker DRX-500 (500 MHz and 125 MHz respectively) in DMSO-d 6 .Sulfenylation of Diene 1 (General Procedure). A solution of LiClO 4 (1.06 g, 10 mmol) in nitromethane (30 ml) and a solution of sulfenyl chloride 2 or 3 (10 mmol) in nitromethane (10 ml) were added to a solution of compound 1 (0.92 g, 10 mmol) in nitromethane (20 ml) at 20°C. After 10 min, the LiCl __________________________________________________________________________________________