The sulfinyl group as a chiral inductor in asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions

Abstract

The role of the sulfinyl group on the reactivity and the selectivity of vinylsulfoxides as dienophiles is analyzed from the results obtained in the reactions of some optically pure sulfinylesters and sulfinylquinones with cyclic and acyclic dienes. The effect of high pressures on these cycloadditions has also been evaluated.