Rhodium-Catalyzed Imination of Sulfoxides and Sulfides:  Efficient Preparation of N-Unsubstituted Sulfoximines and Sulfilimines

Hiroaki Okamura, Carsten Bolm

Organic Letters · 2004 · 187 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The Rh(II)-catalyzed imination of sulfoxides and sulfides using [Rh(2)(OAc)(4)] as a catalyst and trifluoroacetamide or sulfonylamides in combination with iodobenzene diacetate and magnesium oxide affords sulfoximines and sulfilimines, respectively, in a stereospecific manner. [reaction: see text]

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