Abstract
Treatment of aminosulfenates and dialkyl sulfoxylates with methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate-sodium iodide reagent proved to be a convenient method for synthesis of sulfinamides and sulfinates, respectively. It was demonstrated by means of low temperature 1H-NMR spectroscopy that methylation of morpholine- and piperidinesulfenates by TfOMe occurs at the sulfur atom leading to the corresponding alkoxyaminomethylsulfonium salts.