InCl3 catalyzed simultaneous reductive sulfoximination and O-silylation: synthesis of silyloxy benzylsulfoximine.

ABSTRACT

This article describes the synthesis of ortho-silyloxy benzylsulfoximine via the reaction of salicylaldehyde and sulfoximine in the presence of silane and InCl3. The steps include simultaneous reductive sulfoximination and an O-silylation process. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this kind of reaction, where both reductive amination (here sulfoximination) and O-silylation occur concurrently.