Copper-Catalyzed Transsulfinamidation of Sulfinamides as a Key Step in the Preparation of Sulfonamides and Sulfonimidamides

Secondary or tertiary sulfinamides are prepared by copper-catalyzed transsulfinamidation of primary sulfinamides with O-benzoyl hydroxylamines. Subsequent oxidations of the resulting products lead to the corresponding sulfonamides. Treatment of N-aryl sulfinamides with O-benzoyl hydroxylamines under copper catalysis provides N-aryl sulfonimidamides.