Md. Preite et al., (N-METHYLPHENYLSULFOXIMIDOYL)METHYLLITHIUM - A VERSATILE REAGENT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ABSOLUTE-CONFIGURATION OF 6-MEMBERED RING KETONES, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 5(4), 1994, pp. 503-506
The diastereotopic chemical shift differences of the H-1 and C-13 NMR
signals of the adducts formed by addition of (N-methylphenylsulfoximid
oyl)methyllithium (2) to cyclic ketones has been studied. The stereodi
fferentiation of the proton and carbon atoms follow a very regular pat
tern and the rule that can be drawn provides an alternative and comple
mentary method to earlier procedures for the determination of absolute
configuration of six-membered ring ketones.