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The one-pot conversion of a mercaptan and an aryl methanesulfonate int
o a trithioorthoformate is described. The intermediacy of a sulfide-su
lfonate ester is firmly established. Experimental and computational re
sults permit the formulation of a possible pathway for the formation o
f the intermediate sulfide-sulfonate ester.