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ABSTRACT: Background
Chiral base desymmetrisation of dimethyl sulfoximines could provide a general route to chiral, enantioenriched dialkyl sulfoximines with potential for use in asymmetric catalysis.Results
Asymmetric deprotonation of N-trialkylsilyl dimethyl sulfoximines with either enantiomer of lithium N,N-bis(1-phenylethyl)amide in the presence of lithium chloride affords enantioenriched sulfoximines on electrophilic trapping. Ketones, ketimines, trialkylsilyl chlorides and activated alkyl halides may be used as electrophiles in the reaction. Furthermore, a modified Horner-Emmons methodology was investigated.Conclusion
Simple chiral lithium amides afford products with enantiomeric excesses of up to 70%, illustrating that chiral base desymmetrisation of dimethyl sulfoximines is possible.
SUBMITTER: McGrath MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2100055 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20071016
<h4>Background</h4>Chiral base desymmetrisation of dimethyl sulfoximines could provide a general route to chiral, enantioenriched dialkyl sulfoximines with potential for use in asymmetric catalysis.<h4>Results</h4>Asymmetric deprotonation of N-trialkylsilyl dimethyl sulfoximines with either enantiomer of lithium N,N-bis(1-phenylethyl)amide in the presence of lithium chloride affords enantioenriched sulfoximines on electrophilic trapping. Ketones, ketimines, trialkylsilyl chlorides and activated ...[more]