Base‐Mediated Cascade Reaction of CF3‐Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides and Diimides for the Synthesis of Functionalized Amidines

Abstract A base‐mediated cascade reaction of CF 3 ‐imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides (TFISYs) and diimides has been developed for the preparation of functionalized amidines. In the transformation, a cascade nucleophilic addition and subsequent [2,3]‐sigmatropic rearrangement of sulfoxonium ylide occur to enable an intramolecular migration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The unexpected result of the developed protocol demonstrates the chameleonic reactivity of TFISYs.