Sulfinimidate Esters as an Electrophilic Sulfinimidoyl Motif Source: Synthesis of N-Protected Sulfilimines from Grignard Reagents

Org Lett. 2021 Sep 3;23(17):6850-6854. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02413. Epub 2021 Aug 13.

Abstract

In this work we investigated, for the first time, the reactivity of sulfinimidate esters as an electrophilic sulfinimidoyl motif source. The reaction of such sulfinimidate esters with Grignard reagents enables the preparation of protected sulfilimines in high yields and with a remarkable structural variability. Moreover, the transformation can be performed in CPME (cyclopentyl methyl ether) as a green solvent under environmentally responsible conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't