Enantioselective organocatalytic construction of axially chiral sulfoxides
摘要
The unique properties of stereogenic sulfur centres make sulfoxides highly valuable in medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis and other fields. Axially chiral sulfoxides are a class of complex organosulfur compounds with promising applications, but their synthesis remains challenging. Here we report a streamlined synthetic strategy for axially chiral sulfoxides. By leveraging the combination of rationally designed reagents and tailored catalytic systems, the method simultaneously establishes chiral sulfoxide and axial chirality in a single reaction step. This method was applied to a wide variety of substrates and resulted in products with broad functionality. The sulfinylation reaction was studied through a series of mechanistic experiments. This study provides a route to chiral sulfoxides with underexplored functionalities for potential future applications.