Nitro derivatives of cyclic sulfoximides of the 1,2-benzoisothiazole series

Nitro derivatives of 1-R-1,2-benzoisothiazol-3-one 1-oxide were synthesized by the reactions of 2-alkyl(phenyl)thio-4-nitro- and 4,6-dinitro-2-(phenylthio)benzamides with chlorine in 60% acetic acid. Analogous reactions of 2-(n-butylthio)-4-nitro- and 2-(tert-butylthio)-4-nitrobenzamides with chlorine afforded 2-butyl- and 2-H-1,2-benzoisothiazol-3-one 1-oxides, respectively. The proposed reaction mechanism includes the formation and subsequent transformations of S-alkyl-S-aryl- and S,S-diarylchlorosulfonium chlorides.