“…Recently, we reported the unexpected ring contraction of spiro(benzo[d] [1,3]dioxole-2,4′- [1,2,6]thiadiazines) 2 to thiadiazoles 3 in high yields, under thermal and Brønsted or Lewis acid-catalyzed conditions (Scheme 1), 9,10 In the current work, while investigating 3,5-diphenyl-4H-1,2,6-thiadiazin-4-one (4a) as a potential photosensitizer for singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) production, rapid photobleaching of the chromophore led to a new colorless product 5a. The loss of color indicated reduced conjugation [5a: λ max (DCM) 296 nm (log ε = 4.26) vs 4a: λ max (DCM) 431 nm (log ε = 3.44) 11 ], while 13 The remarkable ring contraction presented herein leads to oxidation of an imine motif to an imide and the selective mono-oxidation of the ring sulfur to a stereogenic sulfoxide with only the substrate, solvent, visible light, and air present under ambient conditions.…”