Catalytic synthesis of chiral sulfinimidate esters via oxidative esterification of sulfenamides

The catalytic enantioselective synthesis of sulfinimidate esters remains a formidable challenge in organic chemistry. Here the authors report an enantioselective oxidative esterification of sulfenamides to form sulfinimidate esters by using anionic stereogenic-at-Co(III) complexes as catalysts.