Stereospecific Desulfinylation of Sulfinylaziridines with Alkylmetals: A Novel Synthesis Including Asymmetric Synthesis of (Z)-N-Arylaziridines and Some Mechanistic Studies

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00277a041

Addition of the anion derived from 1-chloroalkyl p-tolyl sulfoxides 3 to N-arylimines 4 afforded chloro amines 5 in high yields with complete 1,2- and 1,3-asymmetric induction.Treatment of these chloro amines 5 with potassium tert-butoxide gave sulfinylaz