N-sulfinyl amines as a nitrogen source in the asymmetric intramolecular aza-Michael reaction: total synthesis of (-)-pinidinol.

N-Sulfinyl amines have been successfully employed as nitrogen nucleophiles for the asymmetric intramolecular aza-Michael reaction. The synthetic strategy involves a cross-metathesis reaction followed by the Michael-type cyclization, either in a base-catalyzed two-step procedure or in a tandem fashion. The developed methodology allows access to chiral substituted pyrrolidines and piperidines bearing one or two stereocenters and it has been applied to the synthesis of the piperidine alkaloid (-)-pinidinol.

Anionic-anionic asymmetric tandem reactions: one-pot synthesis of optically pure fluorinated indolines from 2-p-tolylsulfinyl alkylbenzenes.

ChemInform Abstract: Anionic-Anionic Asymmetric Tandem Reactions: One-Pot Synthesis of Optically Pure Fluorinated Indolines from 2-p-Tolylsulfinyl Alkylbenzenes.