Synthesis and Diels-Alder reactivity of sulfinyl homo- and hetero- dienesobtained via enantiopure sulfenic acids

Abstract

This account is intended to provide a brief survey on our contribution in the field of enantiopure sulfinyl homo and hetero dienes which we are able to obtain via enantiopure sulfenic acids. The chemistry of these sulfinyl-dienes was mainly developed taking into account the practical importance of stereoselective homo and hetero Diels-Alder cycloadditions, able to supply useful intermediates in the synthesis of target molecules.