(S4bis) , 8-9000 GHENT (Belgium).Received 91 1/77 -Accepted IOl3177.
Abstract.Three thianes substituted with a *-a',y'-diMe holding group and with i n the 6-ringposit i o n of sulfur a C-. 0-and S-atom respectively have been oxidized with a v a r i e t y of oxidants and the i s w e r i c d i s t r i b u t i o n s of the r e s u l t i n g mono-sulfoxides have been analyzed by gaschromatography.s t r a i n t s from r i n g substituents and t o the e l e c t r o n i c f e a t u r e s of the s u b s t r a t e molecules.The stereochemistry of these oxidations appears t o be s e n s i t i v e t o s t e r i c con-
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.