C−H Coupling Reactions Directed by Sulfoxides: Teaching an Old Functional Group New Tricks
(Angew. Chemie pages 9842–9860)
Dr. Alexander P. Pulis and Prof. David J. Procter
Version of Record online: 13 JUL 2016 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201601540
Classical sulfoxide directing groups have been given a new lease on life because of their unique ability to direct a variety of C−H couplings to form important C−C bonds.
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Sulfoxide direction operates through internal coordination to a metal (directing groups), through external coordination (ligands), or via sulfoxide capture of nucleophilic or electrophilic coupling partners (sulfonium-directed).
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