Question: On being heated with sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetramethylbenzene was converted to a product of molecular formula C10H14O3S in 94% yield.

On being heated with sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetramethylbenzene was converted to a product of molecular formula C10H14O3S in 94% yield. Suggest a reasonable structure for this product.

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