Bis-Sulfamyl Imines: Potent Substrates for Asymmetric Additions of Arylboroxines under Rhodium Catalysis

Bis-sulfamyl imines are shown to be potentially ideal substrates for rhodium-catalysed asymmetric additions of arylboron nucleophiles as they show: (i) near perfect enantioselectivities (11 examples, 98-99+% ee), (ii) good to excellent diastereoselectivities (10-32:1 rac:meso), and (iii) high functional group tolerance in removal of the low molecular weight protecting group via mild heating in aqueous pyridine.