The rearrangement of sulfur-containing aldehydes by using a sulfonium enamine intermediate as a formylcarbene mimetic is reported. This is an enantioselective, organocatalytic [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement enabling chiral cyclic sulfides bearing an α-quaternary chiral center to be prepared in high optical purity. The enantioselectivity is controlled with a cooperative organocatalyst pair consisting of a chiral amine and a chiral phosphoric acid (CPA). The synthetic versatility of this method is demonstrated by its rapid access to structurally diverse chiral spiro S-heterocycles.
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