Catalytic enantioselective α-sulfenylation of β-ketocarbonyls by chiral primary amines

• DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00496j
• Publication Date: 2018-06-15T09:34:42Z
• Authors: Linfeng Cui; Yang'en You; Xueling Mi; Sanzhong Luo
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A simple chiral primary amine catalyst was identified to enable effective catalysis in direct α-sulfenylation of acyclic and cyclic β-ketocarbonyls with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities.