In anticipation of diminishing narcotism of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-methano-3-benzazocine opioids, the corresponding 2,6-epithio-3-benzazocines (2) have been synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of 1-(2-aminoethyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-2-benzothiopyrans (9) with tert-butyl hypochlorite, and subsequent treatment of the 5-membered cyclic aminosulfonium salts (17) with NaOH.