Base-Promoted Sulfur Arylation of Sulfenamides to Oxonium Aryne Precursors: Chemoselective Synthesis of Sulfilimines and o-Sulfanylanilines

J Org Chem. 2024 Dec 16. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c02373. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

In this study, a metal-free and efficient method for the synthesis of sulfilimines and o-sulfanylanilines in high yields with excellent chemoselectivities from oxonium aryne precursors with sulfenamides has been developed. This method features mild reaction conditions, simple operations, a general substrate scope, and good tolerance of functional groups. In addition, scale-up synthesis, related applications, and preliminary mechanistic explorations were also investigated.