Intramolecular alkylation of an α-sulfinyl vinylic carbanion without loss of optical purity: a novel access to chiral cyclic vinylic sulfoxides
Abstract
Novel cyclisation via intramolecular α-alkylation of vinylic sulfoxides was studied and cyclic vinylic sulfoxides of various ring sizes (5–7) were synthesised from both (E)- and (Z)-isomers without loss of optical purity.