Cyclic sulfonimidates 3 can be synthesised in enantiomerically pure fo
rm from amino alcohols by 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undecene-7 (DBU) in
duced oxidative cyclisation of sulfinamides 1. The very rapid intramol
ecular reaction of the intermediate sulfonimidoylchlorides 2 allows fo
r complete chirality transfer with overall inversion of configuration
at sulfur.