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Dimethyldioxirane efficiently oxidises tricarbonylchromium(0) complexe
s of alkylthio substituted arenes to tricarbonylchromium(o) complexes
of alkylsulfinyl substituted arenes. The diastereoselectivity of oxida
tion of ortho substituted complexes, which was determined by inter ali
a X-ray crystal structure analyses of a6-1-methoxy-2-(methylsulfinyl)b
enzene]chromium(0) 20x, lsulfinyl)-2-methoxybenzene]tricarbonylchromiu
m(o) 23x and ta6-1-(ethylsulfinyl)-2-methoxybenzene]chromium(o) 21y, i
s dependent on the alkylthio substituent and is reversed when this sub
stituent is changed from methylthio to tert-butylthio.