title: Facile synthesis of enantioenriched phenol-sulfoxides and their aluminum complexes.
abstract: Chiral phenolic p-tolylsulfoxides and t-butylsulfoxides were prepared by several short synthetic routes starting from readily available starting materials. The key synthetic step was the reaction of lithiated arenes with menthyl sulfinates or enantioselective oxidation of a t-butyl sulfide. Well-defined neutral ligand-AlMe2 complexes were obtained by stoichiometric treatment with AlMe3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yani
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Simon
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authors.lastname: Duttwyler