Methyl phenyl sulfoxide is the

organosulfur compound Organosulfur compounds are organic compounds that contain sulfur. They are often associated with foul odors, but many of the sweetest compounds known are organosulfur derivatives, e.g., saccharin. Nature abounds with organosulfur compounds—sulfu ...

with the formula CH₃S(O)C₆H₅. A low-melting white solid, it is an oxidized derivative of

thioanisole Thioanisole is an organic compound with the formula CH3SC6H5. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is the simplest alkyl–aryl thioether. The name indicates that this compound is the sulfur analogue—the thioether rat ...

. The compound is a prototypical chiral

sulfoxide In organic chemistry, a sulfoxide, also called a sulphoxide, is an organosulfur compound containing a sulfinyl () functional group attached to two carbon atoms. It is a polar functional group. Sulfoxides are oxidized derivatives of sulfides. E ...

. As such it has been prepared by asymmetric oxidation.{{cite journal, title=(R)-(+)-Phenyl methyl sulfoxide, authors=Kagan, Henri B.; Chellappan, Sheela K.; Lattanzi, Alessandra, journal=E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, year=2015, doi=10.1002/047084289X.rn00456, isbn=978-0471936237

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