A metal-free Petasis reaction towards the synthesis of N-(α-substituted)alkyl sulfoximines/sulfonimidamides

Org Biomol Chem. 2021 Aug 28;19(32):7061-7065. doi: 10.1039/d1ob01181b. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Abstract

Herein, we disclose a metal-free novel approach for the synthesis of N-(α-substituted)alkyl sulfoximines/sulfonimidamides via one-pot multicomponent Petasis reactions of aryl boronic acids, ortho-hydroxyarylaldehydes and sulfoximines/sulfonimidamides in moderate to very good yields. The presence of two chiral centres provides a mixture of diastereomers almost in a 1 : 1 ratio, which are separated successfully in most of the cases. The -OH functionality of Petasis products is further utilized to derive heterocycles via O-allylation, followed by intramolecular Heck cyclization, proving the synthetic utility of the products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't