We report a novel type of chiral auxiliaries based on a transformation of chiral arylsulfanyl-alkyl alcohols into cyclic sulfonium ions and a stereoselective nucleophilic cleavage of the latter. Figure 1. <img src='https://acs-archive-assets2.s3.amazonaws.com/239nm/uploads/4773_13450.jpeg.jpg' alt='' />

Arylsulfanyl-alkyl alcohols as chiral auxiliaries

239th National Meeting (2010)

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