The oxidation of the title compounds 1, 4 and 7 with dimethyldioxirane (DMD) afforded the corresponding sulfoxides 2, 5 and 8 and/or sulfones 3, 6 and 9 in good yields (Scheme 1 and 2). Excess dimethyldioxirane gave the sulfones chemoselectively without formation of the epoxides. The epoxidation of the sulfones 6a, b, d to the respective spiroepoxides 10a, b, d required the more reactive methyl (trifluoromethyl) dioxirane (TFD) as oxidant.