Reaction of N-(trimethylsily1) benzamide with sulfur dichloride afforded benzamide-N- sulfenyl chloride, which reacted rapidly with diphenyldiazomethane at-30'to give N- benzoylchlorodiphenylmethanesulfenamide. Treatment of the latter with triethylamine at- 78'resulted in the formation of 2, 2, 5-triphenyl-1, 3, 4-oxathiazole, and no evidence was obtained to support the intermediacy of benzophenthione S-benzoylimide in this reaction. ...