Enantioselective Nitrene Transfer to Sulfides Catalyzed by a Chiral Iron Complex

Iron works: Enantioselective nitrene transfer to sulfide was accomplished by a chiral iron(III)/PyBOX catalyst (see scheme). Various sulfimides were thus obtained in high enantioselectivities and yields. Applications of this protocol to the syntheses of enantioenriched sulfoximines and an epoxide were also demonstrated.