DBU-Promoted Dynamic Kinetic Resolution in Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of 5-Alkyl Cyclic Sulfamidate Imines: Stereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized 1,2-Amino Alcohols.

Dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR)-driven asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of 5-alkyl cyclic sulfamidate imine produces the corresponding sulfamidate with excellent levels of diastereo- and enantioselectivity by employing a HCOH/DBU mixture as the hydrogen source in the presence of the Noyori-type chiral Rh-catalyst at room temperature for 1 h. In this process, DKR was induced by DBU-promoted rapid racemization of the substrate. Stereoselective transformations of the resulting cyclic sulfamidates to functionalized enantiomerically enriched 1,2-amino alcohol and chiral amine substances are also described.