mol of phase-transfer catalyst. Solid Chloramine-T trihydrate (15.5 g, 0.0055 mol) was slowly added with stirring and cooling with a water bath. After addition was complete the water bath was removed; stirring was continued until the reaction was complete (usually 1-2 h) as ascertained by occasional monitoring by a thin-layer chromatography. The reaction mixture was washed with 200 mL of cold 5% aqueous sodium hydroxide followed by two washes with 200-mL portions of water. The dichloromethane layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The crude sulfilimine was recrystallized from methanol-water (9:l).General Procedure for Preparation of Oxiranes. The N -( p -tolylsulfony1)sulfilimine (3 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide in a dry nitrogen atmosphere. After addition of 1 equiv of butyllithium in hexane the mixture was magnetically stirred for 10 min a t room temperature, and the aldehyde or ketone (3.0 mmol) was added with a syringe. The reaction mixture, after stirring a t ambient temperature for 18-20 h, was poured into 10% aqueous sodium chloride. The product was obtained by several extractions with hydrocarbon solvent, washing the combined extracts with water, drying over anhydrous sodium carbonate, and short-path distillation.Reaction of Chloramine-T with 3-Methyl-l-(phenylthio)-2-butene (4, R = Ph). Sulfide 4 (R = Ph), bp 120-122 "C (6 mm), prepared in 93% yield by alkylation of sodium benzenethiolate with l-bromo-3-methyl-2-butene in ethanol, was subjected to the general procedure given above for reaction of Chloramine-T with sulfides a t both ambient temperature and 0 "C. In each case an oil was obtained in 63 and 53% yield, respectively, which was identified as N-(l,ldimethyl-2-propenyl)-N-(pheny1thio)-p-toluenesulfonamide (6, R = Ph): 'H NMR (CDCl3) 6 1.5 (6, s), 2.3 (3, s) 4.8-6.3 (3, vinyl multiplet), 7-8 (9, Ar). Reaction of Chloramine-T with 3-Methyl-l-(methylthio)-2-butene (4, R = CHa). Sulfide 4 (R = CHa), bp 79-81 "C (77 mm), was treated with Chloramine-T according to the general procedure. The crude product was washed with ether to give the sulfilimine 5 (R = CH3) (40%): mp 73.5-75 "C; 'H NMR (CDC13) 6 1.68 and 1.72 (6, 2 s), 2.38 (3, s), 2.58 (3, s), 3.54 (2, d), 5.02 (1, t), 7-8 (4, AB quartet). These crystals were stored for several months in the refrigerator without noticeable deterioration. Evaporation of the ether extract and chromatography of the residue gave, asan oil, therearrangedproductN-(l,l-dimethyl-2-propenyl)-Ai-(methy1thio)-p-toluenesulfonamide (6,.R = CH3) (19%); 'H NMR (CDC13) 6 1.57 (6, s), 2.42 (6, s, ArMe and SMe), 4.9-6.4 (3, vinyl multiplet), 7-8 (4, AB quartet). Acknowledgment. This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Registry No.-1 (R = Ph; R' = Me), 10330-22-0; 1 (R = Ph; R' = Ph), 13150-76-0; 1 (R = n-C&I13; R' = n-CsHls), 69745-50-2; 1 (R = Et, R' = CHzCHzOH), 69745-51-3; 1 (R = PhCH2, R' = -oxaspiro[2.5]octane, 185-70-6; cis-6-tert-butyl-l-oxaspiro[2.5]octane, 7787-78-2; trans-6-tert-bu...