Rhodium‐Catalyzed Highly Regio‐ and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Tetrasubstituted Allenyl Sulfones: An Efficient Access to Chiral Allylic Sulfones

Abstract

AbstractA highly regio‐ and enantioselective hydrogenation of challenging tetrasubstituted allenyl sulfones has been developed, affording chiral allylic sulfones in good yields with excellent regio‐ and enantioselectivities (up to 99 % yield and 99 % ee). This method provides an efficient and concise route to chiral allylic sulfones, thus offering an atom‐economic process with a wide range of potential applications in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry.