Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Carsten Bolm at RWTH and Prof. Dr. Shu Kobayashi at the University of Tokyo.
Abstract
Chiral sulfoxide is considered to be an ideal candidate ligand for transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions due to its ease of synthesis, stability, and exceptional S-stereological orientation control. This paper reviews the different types of asymmetrical reactions with chiral sulfoxide ligands in recent years, as well as a discussion of efficient methods for the preparation of some enantiomerically pure sulfoxides.
1 Introduction
2 Chiral Sulfoxides as Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Catalysis
3 Synthesis of Chiral Sulfoxides
4 Conclusions
Key words
chiral - sulfoxide - ligand - asymmetric synthesis - catalysis