A series of enantiomerically pure mono- and bis-aryl tert-butyl sulfoxides were synthesised to promote the enantioselective allylation of aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilane. Moderate to good yields and modest to high enantioselectivities were achieved. The absence of nonlinear effect, spacer effect, promoter loading and concentration effect indicate that only one molecule of aryl tert-butyl sulfoxide is involved in the stereodetermining step.
2,2'‐Biphenols are a large and diverse group of compounds with exceptional properties both as ligands and bioactive agents. Traditional methods for their synthesis by oxidative dimerisation are often problematic and lead to mixtures of ortho‐ and para‐connected regioisomers. To compound these issues, an intermolecular dimerisation strategy is often inappropriate for the synthesis of heterodimers. The