“…The organic phase was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate, dried (MgS04), and concentrated. The product was purified by molecular distillation at 50 °C (0.01 mm) to give 620 mg (71%) of an epimeric mixture of 2-methyl-3-phenylthiirane: NMR (CDCI3) 1.22 (d, 1.05, J = 7 Hz, SCHCtfj), 1.65 (d, 1.95, J = 6 Hz, SCHC//3), 2.90-3.40 (m, 1, SC//CH3), 3.55 (d, 0.65, J = 6 Hz, SCtfPh), 4.13 (d, 0.35, J = 7 Hz, SCtfPh), 7.20-7.50 (m, 5, ArH); IR (neat) 3090,3070,3040,3010,2980,2940,2880,1605,1500,1455,1385,1350,1195,1095,1070,1030,1005,970,905,790,755,705 cm-'; mass spectrum (10 eV) m/e (rel intensity) 152 (4), 151 (17), 150 (100), 149 (42), 136 (7), 135 (67), 121 (5), 118 (22), 117 (29), 115 (8), 105 (9), 91 (14), 59 (17).…”