Abstract: | The NMR spectra of various sulfoxides derived from thiophane or 4-tert-butyl thiacyclohexane are discussed. The different empirical rules commonly used to establish sulfoxides configuration (Jgem and Δν for an α-methylene group, syn-axial effect, benzene solvent shifts and Eu (dpm)3 induced shifts) are critically examined, at the light of these experimental data. The conclusions of the NMR study agree with the structures obtained by X-ray analysis and chemical correlation. |