When the sulfoxide 1 is heated with excess of p-toluenesulfonic acid in xylene for about 1 hour, this reaction gives the 3,1-benzoxathiin 2 in moderate yields Me Et OS. Me Me Me 1 Give a mechanism for this reaction.

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When the sulfoxide 1 is heated with excess of p-toluenesulfonic acid in xylene for
about 1 hour, this reaction gives the 3,1-benzoxathiin 2 in moderate yields
Me
Et
Me
Me
Me
1
2
Give a mechanism for this reaction.
Transcribed Image Text:When the sulfoxide 1 is heated with excess of p-toluenesulfonic acid in xylene for about 1 hour, this reaction gives the 3,1-benzoxathiin 2 in moderate yields Me Et Me Me Me 1 2 Give a mechanism for this reaction.
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