The first genuinely promising porphyrin-inspired manganese-catalyzed asymmetric sulfoxidation method using hydrogen peroxide has been successfully developed, allowing for rapidly oxidizing (0.5-1.0 h) a wide variety of sulfides in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee).
1.Chinese Acad Sci, Dalian Inst Chem Phys, Dalian 116023, Peoples R China 2.Dalian Natl Lab Clean Energy, Dalian, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Dai, Wen,Li, Jun,Chen, Bo,et al. Asymmetric Oxidation Catalysis by a Porphyrin-Inspired Manganese Complex: Highly Enantioselective Sulfoxidation with a Wide Substrate Scope[J]. ORGANIC LETTERS,2013,15(22):5658-5661.