Synthesis of new optically active sulfoxides with chelating properties

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(90)80010-V

Access to enantiomerically pure 2-pyridinylmethyl sulfoxides and β-imino sulfoxides was sought.The latter were obtained in tautomeric mixtures with their enamines by condensation of optically active β-keto sulfoxides with primary amines. 2-Pyridinylmethyl