Abstract
Atropisomeric N-methyl-N,N′-diaryl ureas may be obtained in enantiomerically enriched form by oxidative kinetic resolution of their sulfide derivatives. The atropisomeric sulfides may be obtained in up to 97:3 er and display high stability to racemisation (half-lives at 25 °C of up to 500 years). Unlike related fully alkylated ureas, the product sulfoxides exhibit relatively weak thermodynamic conformational selectivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3216-3219 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 26 |
Early online date | 8 Feb 2009 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2009 |