Unlocking Chiral Sulfinimidoyl Electrophiles: Asymmetric Synthesis of Sulfinamides Catalyzed by Anionic Stereogenic-at-Cobalt(III) Complexes

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, as the aza-analog of sulfoxide electrophiles, the asymmetric issues about electrophilic sulfinimidoyl species remain largely unexplored and represent a significant challenge in sulfur stereochemistry. Herein, we exhibit an anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complex-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of chiral sulfinamides via chiral sulfinimidoyl iodide intermediates. Mechanistic investigations reveal that the catalytic cycle is initiated…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 22271253, 92156022, 22122109, 22401004
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province

  Awards: 2308085QB44, 2308085MB43