Oxidation of bis-sulfinyl carbanions as the pivot of ionic/radical tandem reactions

International audience[1,4]-additions of various nucleophiles such as lithiated carbamates, alkoxides or ester enolates onto enantiopure alkylidene bis-sulfoxides proceed with high diastereoselectivity. The oxidation of the resulting carbanions with iron(III) salts induces the radical cyclizations onto alkenes with a high diastereoselectivity leading to enantiopure carbo- or heterocycles. Moreover, allylic radicals have been generated by deprotonation or [1,6]-conjugate addition from alkylidene bis-sulfoxides followed by oxidation

Reusable polymer-supported catalyst for the [3+2] Huisgen cycloaddition in automation protocols.

[reaction: see text] A polymer-supported catalyst for Huisgen's [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between azides and alkynes was prepared from copper(I) iodide and Amberlyst A-21. This catalyst was then used in an automated synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles giving access to these products in good yields. The catalyst has shown good activity, stability, and recycling capabilities

New Advances in Bis(Sulfoxides) Chemistry

International audienceThe chemistry of bis(sulfoxides) is discussed from two starting materials, (Ss,Ss)-bis-p-tolylsulfinylmethane and (Ss,Ss)-bis-p-tolylsulfinyl alkylidenes. Reactions presented include Michael additions, ionic-radical crossover processes and coordination complexes formations