Stereoselective epoxidation of vinyl sulfones and N-( p-tolylsulfonyl)vinylsulfoximines derived from isopropylideneglyceraldehyde: synthesis of chiral building blocks

Abstract

Epoxidation of N-( p-tolylsulfonyl)vinylsulfoximines using metal alkyl peroxides proceeds with varying degrees of stereoselectivity, depending both on the metal cation and the steric bulk of the alkyl peroxide group. The stereochemical outcome of the epoxidation of substrates bearing an allylic asymmetric centre is also dependent upon the epoxidising agent, and very high levels of stereoselectivity may be obtained in the formation of sulfonyloxirane 8a. This oxirane was subsequently converted into the sulfonyloxirane 15, a precursor to a useful chiral functionalised acyl anion equivalent. In addition, the optically pure α-bromothioester 20 was also prepared.

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