Iodinane- and Metal-Free Synthesis of N-Cyano Sulfilimines: Novel and Easy Access of NH-Sulfoximines
Olga García Mancheño, Olivia Bistri and Carsten Bolm*
*Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University,
Landoltweg 1, D-52056 Aachen, Germany, Email: carsten.bolm
oc.rwth-aachen.de
O. García Mancheño, O. Bistri, C. Bolm, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 3809-3811.
DOI: 10.1021/ol7016577 (free Supporting Information)



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Abstract
The synthesis of N-cyanosulfilimines can readily be achieved by reaction of the corresponding sulfides with cyanogen amine in the presence of a base and NBS or I2 as halogenating agents. Oxidation followed by decyanation affords synthetically useful sulfoximines.

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Key Words
Imination, Sulfoximines, NBS, MCPBA
ID: J54-Y2007-3010
