“…The preparation of the starting sulfide, 1-{2-[2-(methoxycarbonylmethylthio)ethoxy]ethyl}-3,5-dimethylisocyanurate, was described previously (Shulaeva et al, 2012). The desired sulfone, 1-{2-[2-(methoxycarbonylmethylsulfonyl)ethoxy]-ethyl}-3,5-dimethylisocyanurate, was synthesized by the oxidation of the corresponding sulfide in acetonitrile using the H 2 O 2 /NaHCO 3 /MnSO 4 system (Saifina et al, 2008). A solution of aqueous H 2 O 2 (0.05 mol of H 2 O 2 as 4.4 ml of 34% solution) and aqueous NaHCO 3 (42.5 ml, 0.2 M solution) was dropwise added to the corresponding sulfide (3.33 g, 0.01 mol) in acetonitrile (50 ml), which was mixed beforehand with a catalytic amount of MnSO 4 Á7H 2 O (0.024 g, 10 À4 mol), under stirring at 20 C. The reaction mixture was further stirred for about 30 min at room temperature.…”