Palladium-catalyzed alpha-arylation of sulfoximines

Org Lett. 2005 Mar 31;7(7):1351-4. doi: 10.1021/ol050176b.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] Palladium-catalyzed alpha-arylation of N-benzoyl sulfoximine ethyl ester with various aryl bromides leads to alpha-arylated products that can easily be hydrolyzed, giving the corresponding N-protected benzyl phenyl sulfoximines. In this manner, new sulfoximine derivatives are accessible that have so far been difficult to prepare in enantiopure form.