Three-component reactions of sulfonylimidates, silyl glyoxylates and N-tert-butanesulfinyl aldimines: an efficient, diastereoselective, and enantioselective synthesis of Cyclic N-sulfonylamidines.

Three-component coupling reactions of sulfonylimidates, silyl glyoxylates and N-tert-butanesulfinyl aldimines efficiently provide cyclic N-sulfonylamidines containing free endocyclic N-H. The formation of two C-C bonds (contiguous stereogenic carbons), one O-Si bond, and one C-N bond, together with the cleavage of the chiral auxiliary (tert-butanesulfinyl group), occurs with excellent chemoselectivity, diastereoselectivity, and enantioselectivity in this one-pot cascade transformation.