Design of N-sulfinyl homoallylic amines as novel sulfinamide-olefin hybrid ligands for asymmetric catalysis: application in Rh-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-additions.

Here we show that simple and readily available chiral sulfinamide-olefins can display great catalytic activities and enantioselectivities in rhodium-catalyzed 1,4-addition reactions. This study represent the first example of chiral sulfur-based olefin ligand class for transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric transformation. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011