Enantioselective S‐Alkylation of Sulfenamides With Copper‐Catalyzed Amino‐Radical‐Transfer Deboronation
ABSTRACT This work reports a copper‐catalyzed enantioselective S‐alkylation of sulfenamides enabled by an amino‐radical‐transfer deboronation pathway. Chiral sulfilimines are obtained in high yields (up to 95%) and enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee) under mild conditions. An isomerizable bis(oxazoline) ligand bearing a bridging CH 2 unit is identified as the key factor for both reactivity and stereoselectivity in the copper‐catalyzed radical‐relay coupling with sulfenamides. The method offers a general platform for accessing enantioenriched S(IV) architectures with aliphatic substituents and demonstrates strong potential for applications in medicinal chemistry.
Authors
- Qi Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7166-7854)
- Xiaohan Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-4120)
- Yu Qi
- Xiaodong Shi
- Menghui Ding
- Ke Wang
Institutions
- Shandong Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CN)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.6304086
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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