Cu-Catalyzed Stereoconvergent and Enantioselective C–S Cross-Coupling of Alkenyl Halides with Sulfenamides via Alkenyl Radicals
Abstract
)-mixed feedstocks challenging. Here we report a stereoconvergent and enantioselective Cu-catalyzed C-S cross-coupling of alkenyl iodides and bromides with sulfenamides to afford S-chiral alkenyl sulfilimines via alkenyl-radical intermediates that erase the initial alkene geometric information. The reaction proceeds under visible-light-driven Cu/photoredox conditions or Cu-catalyzed aryl radical-mediated halogen-atom transfer (XAT) conditions, delivering enantioenriched products with high alkene stereoselectivity and enantioselectivity across a broad substrate scope. The method is scalable, and the resulting chiral alkenyl sulfilimines can be readily diversified into a range of S-chiral sulfur(VI)-containing motifs, providing modular access to otherwise difficult-to-access enantioenriched sulfur-stereogenic alkenyl scaffolds.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
Radical Photochemical Reactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 148
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 14492–14503
- Publication date
- 28 March 2026
- Language
- EN