A Chiral Sulfoxide-Based C–H Acid
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We report the design and synthesis of a strong, chiral, enantiopure sulfoxide-based C–H acid. Single crystal X-ray analysis confirms the proposed structure and its absolute configuration. The new motif shows a high acidity and activity in Brønsted and Lewis acid catalyzed transformations. So far, only low enantioselectivities were achieved.