Abstract 1-Benzenesulfonyl-2-trimethylsilylethane and 1-benzenesulfonyl-1-chloro-2- trimethylsilylethane are convertable to 1-benzenesulfonyl-1-chloro-1-substituted-2- trimethylsilylethanes which undergo elimination by fluoride ion to give phenyl Full-size image (< 1 K)