AbstractTwo different approaches to the title skeleton are presented.

Two efficient syntheses of 1,4-benzothiazepines, substituted in the positions 2 and 5, have been achieved either by a ring expansion reaction of cyclic sulfenamides with methylpropiolate or tosylacetylene catalyzed by pyridine, via a postulated allenolate intermediate; or by an α-sulfenylation reaction promoted by diethylamine and a subsequent acid catalyzed condensation reaction.

Lithium alkanethiolates do not react with N-sulfonyloxaziridine 1 to generate sulfenate species, as uniformly reported in other series. In the present case, a double oxidation reaction is exclusively observed. This unexpected outcome was then exploited for a general, mild and straightforward route to aliphatic sulfinate salts. Investigation of further transformation into sulfones is also described.

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A new methodology, using fluoride ion as a nucleophilic catalyst, was applied for the synthesis of enantiopure 1,4-benzothiazepine from cyclic sulfenamide and electron-deficient acetylene, with high efficiency and atom economy.

An efficient synthesis of enantiopure 1,3-benzothiazines has been achieved by reaction of cyclic sulfenamides and alkylpropiolate or tosylacetylene catalyzed by cesium fluoride.

A straightforward and high-yielding access to various [2.2]paracyclophanes possessing a sulfur-based functional group is reported, the key step being a SEAr reaction mediated by a sulfonium salt. The versatility of the methodology was exemplified by an original application in sulfenate salt chemistry, from which a remarkable chirality transfer was observed.

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We report herein an efficient and simple route to synthesize 1-nosyl 3,3-dichloro-beta-lactams using a Staudinger reaction between N-nosyl imines and dichloroketene. The resulting dichloroazetidines were opened to afford highly functionalized building blocks.

A catalytic diastereoselective sulfonium ylide epoxidation of aldehydes furnished original vinyl epoxides, having an MBH backbone. These highly functionalized building blocks were used for a formal synthesis of the antibiotic conocandin, and opened up a stereodivergent route towards beta-hydroxy-alpha-methylene lactones, core units of naturally occurring compounds. Under acidic conditions, the oxiranes were mainly transformed, with moderate to good yields, into trans beta-hydroxy-alpha-methylene lactones. On the other hand, a user-friendly palladium-catalysed CO2 insertion and cyclisation sequence gave the cis beta-hydroxy-alpha-methylene lactone counterparts along with an interesting cis-trans equilibration of the pi-allyl intermediates.

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Seventeen amino-sulfoxides and sulfides incorporating a ferrocene backbone were prepared in enantiopure form and tested as ligands for the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. They all exhibited catalytic activity. Fine tuning of substituents, the nature of the sulfur functionality, and configurations with a synergy of planar and central chiralities allowed us to reach an enantiomeric excess of 90%.

A useful synthesis of rare 1,2-disubstituted ferrocenylalkyl amines with (S(Fc),S) configuration has been achieved in a sequential one-pot methodology from (S)-p-tolylsulfinylferrocene.

A one-step synthesis of 6-thiabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one from carvone is reported. Chiral sulfides were subsequently elaborated in a few steps and used as competent sulfonium ylide promoters for the asymmetric epoxidation of aldehydes. Their odourant characteristics are also described.

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Aliphatic thiolates were efficiently converted into the corresponding sulfenates by smooth oxidation with trans-(+/-)-2-tert-butyl-3-phenyloxaziridine at room temperature (five examples). Subsequent electrophilic quench with benzyl bromide led to sulfoxides (S-alkylation) in good to moderate yields. Application of the protocol to an aromatic substrate was also successful. This work represents the first valuable example of the use of this poorly active oxidizing agent in synthetic organic chemistry without the need for activating conditions.

The in situ preparation of a sulfonium ylide reagent achieved the highly diastereoselective epoxidation of isatins, so that a new and straightforward access to biologically significant spiro-epoxyoxindoles is provided. The first investigations of an asymmetric version are reported with enantiopure sulfides.

The present report describes the novel and smooth generation of sulfenate salts by fluoride-mediated cleavage of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl sulfoxides. Efficiency of the process was elucidated through further reaction with alkyl halides to give stable sulfoxide end products.