Recent Developments on the Synthesis of Sulfoxides via Sulfenate Anions

Abstract Since the early 2000s, novel synthetic methods for the preparation of sulfoxides have emerged that involve sulfenate anions as sulfur nucleophiles. This short review showcases key advances in these sulfenate protocols, including catalytic enantioselective alkylation and arylation, and provides future directions for this research field. 1 Introduction 2 Precursors of Sulfenate Anions 3 Organocatalytic Enantioselective Alkylation of Sulfenate Anions 4 Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Sulfenate Anions 5 Coupling of Sulfenate Anions with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents 6 Conclusions and Outlook