Enantioselective Sulfoxidation Catalyzed by a Bisguanidinium Diphosphatobisperoxotungstate Ion Pair

Xinyi Ye, Adhitya Mangala Putra Moeljadi, Kek Foo Chin, Hajime Hirao, Lili Zong, Choon-Hong Tan*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The first enantioselective tungstate-catalyzed oxidation reaction is presented. High enantioselectivities were achieved for a variety of drug-like phenyl and heterocyclic sulfides under mild conditions with H2O2, a cheap and environmentally friendly oxidant. Synthetic utility was demonstrated through the preparation of (S)-Lansoprazole, a commercial proton-pump inhibitor. The active ion-pair catalyst was identified to be bisguanidinium diphosphatobisperoxotungstate using Raman spectroscopy and computational studies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7101-7105
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • asymmetric sulfoxidation
  • bisguanidinium
  • ion-pair catalysis
  • lansoprazole
  • Raman spectroscopy

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