Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed C-H Oxygenations of Reusable Sulfoximine Benzamides

Org Lett. 2017 Mar 17;19(6):1278-1281. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03898. Epub 2017 Feb 24.

Abstract

C-H oxygenations of synthetically meaningful sulfoximine benzamides were accomplished by a versatile ruthenium catalysis regime. The ruthenium(II) catalyst was characterized by excellent mono- and chemoselectivity as well as positional selectivity via facile base-assisted intramolecular electrophilic substitution-type (BIES) C-H activation. The synthetic utility of the approach was reflected by high functional group tolerance and sulfoximine removal in a traceless fashion.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't