RT Journal Article T1 Highly Diastereoselective [3 2] Cycloadditions between Nonracemic p-Tolylsulfinimines and Iminoesters:An Efficient Entry to Enantiopure Imidazolidines and Vicinal Diaminoalcohols A1 Viso Beronda, Alma A1 Fernández de la Pradilla, Roberto A1 García Suárez, Ana Beatriz A1 Guerrero-Strachan, Carlos A1 Alonso Rodríguez, Marta Isabel A1 Tortosa Manzanares, Mariola A1 Flores Aguilar-Amat, Aída A1 Martínez-Ripoll, Martín A1 Fonseca Ruiz, Isabel A1 André, Isabelle A1 Rodríguez Fernández-Pacheco, Ana María AB A new procedure for the asymmetric synthesis of imidazolidines and vicinal diamines is reported. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between nonracemic p-tolylsulfinimines and azomethine ylides generated in situ from α-iminoesters and LDA produces N-sulfinylimidazolidines with a high degree of stereocontrol. In contrast, the presence of Lewis acids promotes formation of the cycloadducts through a highly diastereoselective process with opposite stereochemistry. Subsequent transformations of the imidazolidines including oxidative, reductive, and hydrolytic processes that provide easy access to vicinal diaminoalcohols have been explored. Among these, reductive cleavage of the aminal with LiAlH4 is an extremely efficient and general reaction for the synthesis of enantiopure N-sulfinyl-N′-benzyldiaminoalcohols. PB Wiley YR 2003 FD 2003-06-06 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98462 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98462 LA eng NO Madrid Ciencia y Tecnología NO Comunidad de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 29 jun 2025