| abstract |
According to the present invention, a sulfinyl imine having an alcohol, thiol or amine residue on a sulfinyl group is stereoselectively reduced, or a sulfinyl imine stereoisomer having an alcohol, thiol or amine residue on a sulfinyl group is nucleophilic. Reacting with an atomic source to provide a sulfinylamine stereoisomer, and then contacting the sulfinylamine stereoisomer with a reagent suitable for cleavage of a sulfur-nitrogen bond to provide the amine stereoisomer. A method for producing amine stereoisomers is provided. The present invention also provides methods for using some of the above intermediates in the preparation of novel intermediates, sulfoxide and sulfinylamine stereoisomers useful in the above methods. |