The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(22), P. 15658 - 15665
Published: Oct. 30, 2023
Here
we
report
the
first
asymmetric
synthesis
of
large
chiral
macrocycles
with
sulfur
atoms.
Building
on
stereospecific
SuFEx
and
SuPhenEx
click
chemistries,
this
approach
utilizes
disulfonimidoyl
fluorides
p-nitrophenolates─which
are
efficient
building
blocks
two
centers,
diphenols
to
efficiently
form
novel
S–O
bonds.
Characteristic
results
include
enantiospecific
one-step
rings
consisting
21–58
members
characterization
both
enantiomers
(R,R
S,S)
by
e.g.
X-ray
crystallography.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Asymmetric
catalysis
involving
a
sulfoxide
electrophile
intermediate
presents
an
efficient
methodology
for
accessing
stereogenic-at-sulfur
compounds,
such
as
sulfinate
esters,
sulfinamides,
etc.,
which
have
garnered
increasing
attention
in
modern
pharmaceutical
sciences.
However,
the
aza-analog
of
electrophiles,
asymmetric
issues
about
electrophilic
sulfinimidoyl
species
remain
largely
unexplored
and
represent
significant
challenge
sulfur
stereochemistry.
Herein,
we
exhibit
anionic
stereogenic-at-cobalt(III)
complex-catalyzed
synthesis
chiral
sulfinamides
via
iodide
intermediates.
Mechanistic
investigations
reveal
that
catalytic
cycle
is
initiated
by
oxidative
iodination,
generating
iodides.
These
active
intermediates
subsequently
undergo
enantiospecific
nucleophilic
substitution
with
water,
affording
diverse
array
enantioenriched
sulfinamides.
Notably,
these
promising
antifungal
activities
against
Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum
serve
ideal
platform
molecules
facilitating
stereospecific
transformation
into
various
stereogenic
aza-sulfur
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(38), P. 20959 - 20967
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
New
methods
for
the
general
asymmetric
synthesis
of
sulfonimidamides
are
great
interest
due
to
their
applications
in
medicinal
chemistry,
agrochemical
discovery,
and
academic
research.
We
report
a
palladium-catalyzed
cross-coupling
method
enantioselective
aryl-carbonylation
sulfonimidamides.
Using
data
science
techniques,
virtual
library
calculated
bisphosphine
ligand
descriptors
was
used
guide
reaction
optimization
by
effectively
sampling
catalyst
chemical
space.
The
optimized
conditions
identified
using
this
approach
provided
desired
product
excellent
yield
enantioselectivity.
As
next
step,
science-driven
strategy
also
explore
diverse
set
aryl
heteroaryl
iodides,
providing
key
information
about
scope
limitations
method.
Furthermore,
we
tested
range
racemic
compatibility
coupling
partner.
developed
offers
efficient
accessing
enantioenriched
sulfonimidamides,
which
should
facilitate
application
industrial
settings.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(27), P. 5157 - 5161
Published: July 5, 2023
An
efficient
and
metal-free
approach
for
the
synthesis
of
sulfilimines
from
sulfenamides
with
aryne
cyclohexyne
precursors
has
been
developed.
The
reaction
proceeds
through
unusual
S–C
bond
formation,
which
offers
a
novel
practical
entry
to
access
wide
range
in
moderate
good
yields
excellent
chemoselectivity.
Moreover,
this
protocol
is
amenable
gram-scale
applicable
transformation
products
into
useful
sulfoximines.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(13), P. 9352 - 9359
Published: June 16, 2023
A
novel
and
efficient
S-arylation
of
sulfenamides
with
diaryliodonium
salts
for
the
synthesis
sulfilimines
is
developed.
The
reaction
proceeds
smoothly
under
transition-metal-free
air
conditions,
giving
rapid
access
to
in
good
excellent
yields
via
selective
S-C
bond
formation.
This
protocol
scalable
exhibits
a
broad
substrate
scope,
functional
group
tolerance,
chemoselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(37)
Published: June 27, 2024
Abstract
Sulfur‐containing
functional
groups
have
garnered
considerable
attention
due
to
their
common
occurrence
in
ligands,
pharmaceuticals,
and
insecticides.
Nevertheless,
enantioselective
synthesis
of
sulfilimines,
particularly
diaryl
sulfilimines
remains
a
challenging
persistent
goal.
Herein
we
report
highly
enantio‐
chemoselective
cross–coupling
sulfenamides
with
aryl
diazonium
salt
construct
diverse
S(IV)
stereocenters
by
Pd
catalysis.
Bisphosphine
ligands
bearing
sulfinamide
play
crucial
role
achieving
high
reactivity
selectivity.
This
approach
provides
general,
modular
divergent
framework
for
quickly
synthesizing
chiral
sulfoximines
that
are
otherwise
access.
In
addition,
the
origins
chemoselectivity
enantioselectivity
were
extensively
investigated
using
density
theory
calculations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 18050 - 18060
Published: June 15, 2024
Transition-metal-catalyzed
enantioselective
nitrene
transfer
to
sulfides
has
emerged
as
one
of
the
most
powerful
strategies
for
rapid
construction
enantioenriched
sulfimides.
However,
achieving
stereocontrol
over
highly
active
earth-abundant
transition-metal
nitrenoid
intermediates
remains
a
formidable
challenge
compared
with
precious
metals.
Herein,
we
disclose
chiral
iron(II)/N,N′-dioxide-catalyzed
imidation
dialkyl
and
alkyl
aryl
using
iminoiodinanes
precursors.
A
series
sulfimides
were
obtained
in
moderate-to-good
yields
high
enantioselectivities
(56
examples,
up
99%
yield,
98:2
e.r.).
The
utility
this
methodology
was
demonstrated
by
late-stage
modification
complex
molecules
synthesis
insecticide
sulfoxaflor
related
bioactive
compounds.
Based
on
experimental
studies
theoretical
calculations,
water-bonded
high-spin
iron
species
identified
key
intermediate.
observed
stereoselectivity
original
from
steric
repulsion
between
amide
unit
ligand
cave
bulky
substituent
sulfides.
Additionally,
dioxazolones
proved
be
suitable
acylnitrene
precursors
presence
an
iron(III)/N,N′-dioxide
complex,
resulting
formation
enantioselectivity-reversed
(14
81%
97:3
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 17580 - 17586
Published: June 20, 2024
The
application
of
sulfinamides
has
been
witnessed
in
medicinal
and
agrochemistry
with
employment
asymmetric
transformations.
However,
methods
for
their
catalytic
synthesis
have
rarely
explored.
Herein,
the
enantioselective
addition
aryl
boroxines
to
sulfinylamines
via
Cu
catalyst
newly
developed
Xuphos
ligand
were
reported.
A
series
chiral
can
be
readily
accessed
one
step.
This
protocol
enables
stereospecific
transformation
sulfonimidoyl
fluorides,
sulfonimidamides,
sulfonimidate
esters.
DFT
calculations
revealed
reaction
pathway,
migratory
insertion
is
enantio-determining
noncovalent
interaction
between
oxygen
atom
C-H
bonds
crucial
enantioselectivity
control.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(13)
Published: Jan. 29, 2024
Organic
molecules
bearing
chiral
sulfur
stereocenters
exert
a
great
impact
on
asymmetric
catalysis
and
synthesis,
drugs,
materials.
Compared
with
acyclic
ones,
the
catalytic
synthesis
of
thio-heterocycles
has
largely
lagged
behind
due
to
lack
efficient
synthetic
strategies.
Here
we
establish
first
modular
platform
access
thio-oxazolidinones
via
Pd-catalyzed
[3+2]
annulations
vinylethylene
carbonates
sulfinylanilines.
This
protocol
is
featured
by
readily
available
starting
materials,
high
enantio-
diastereoselectivity.
In
particular,
an
unusual
effect
non-chiral
supporting
ligand
diastereoselectivity
was
observed.
Possible
reaction
mechanisms
stereocontrol
models
were
proposed.