Highly Enantioselective Rh-Catalyzed Arylation of N,N-Dimethylsulfamoyl-Protected Aldimines and Cyclic N-Sulfonylimines with Chiral Phenyl Backbone Sulfoxide-Olefin Ligands

Abstract

With chiral 2-methoxy-1-naphthylsulfinyl-based phenyl backbone sulfoxide-olefin ligands, a highly Rh-catalyzed addition of aryl­boronic acids to N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl-protected aldimines has been developed to afford a broad range of chiral diarylmethylamines in high yields (up to 99%) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). Moreover, efficient enantioselective arylation of cyclic N-sulfonylimines was also achieved with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee).

Key words

arylation - arylboronic acids - N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl-protected­ aldimines - sulfoxide-olefin ligands - asymmetric catalysis

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