Straightforward Access to 4-Sulfenylated Isocoumarins via Sulfoxides/MOMCl-Enabled Regioselective Cleavage and Reconfiguration of C–S Bonds

Abstract

The combination of sulfoxides with MOMCl has been found for the first time to mediate electrophilic cyclization and install a variety of sulfenyl groups onto isocoumarin skeletons via regioselective cleavage and reconfiguration of C–S bonds. Notably, MOMCl, a mild and readily available alkyl chloride, was indispensable and played a significant role as an activator under neutral conditions in this transformation, thus expanding the scope of acid-labile substrates.