Sulfonimidates: useful synthetic intermediates for sulfoximine synthesis via C–S bond formation

The ever-increasing prevalence of sulfoximine derivatives in drug discovery programmes has brought about a renaissance in the development of methods for their synthesis. Sulfoximine synthesis via C-S bond formation however has been comparatively underexplored. Herein, we report that sulfonimidates constitute a versatile precursor for the synthesis of medicinally relevant sulfoximines