Recent Advances for Chiral Sulfoxides in Asymmetric Catalysis

Abstract Chiral sulfoxide is considered to be an ideal candidate ligand for transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions due to its ease of synthesis, stability, and exceptional S-stereological orientation control. This paper reviews the different types of asymmetrical reactions with chiral sulfoxide ligands in recent years, as well as a discussion of efficient methods for the preparation of some enantiomerically pure sulfoxides. 1 Introduction 2 Chiral Sulfoxides as Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Catalysis 3 Synthesis of Chiral Sulfoxides 4 Conclusions