Sulfur ylides first disclosed in 1930 started to gain more attention in the 1960s, thanks mainly
to the studies by Corey and Chaykovsky on their use for the preparation of strained rings …

Sulfoxonium ylides are carbene precursors and safer alternatives for highly reactive and
unstable diazo compounds, and they are used extensively in the field of CH activation. The …

A ruthenium (II)-catalyzed C–H activation/annulation reaction of benzoic acids and CF3-
imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides enabled by weak O-coordination has been achieved. A series of …

Sulfoxonium ylides are important surrogates for diazo compounds, and their use in industry
as safer alternatives has been evaluated during recent years. Beyond the known classical …

A lithium-bromide-promoted nucleophilic substitution/annulation cascade reaction between
CF3-imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides and 1, 3-dicarbonyl compounds has been established, and …

The first example of enantioselective S− H insertion reactions of sulfoxonium ylides is
reported. Under the influence of thiourea catalysis, excellent levels of enantiocontrol (up to …

The direct synthesis of isocoumarin skeletons has been realized through the Rh (III)-
catalyzed [3+ 3] annulation of sulfoxonium ylides with iodonium carbenes. The synthetic …

A ruthenium-catalyzed highly chemoselective N-alkylation of 2-pyridones has been
developed, affording N-alkylated 2-pyridone derivatives in good yields and excellent N …

In recent years, the transition‐metal‐catalyzed functionalization reactions of sulfoxonium
ylides have been explored extensively because of their usefulness as carbene‐transfer …

The transition-metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization of sulfoxonium ylides with alkynes
formally participates in [4+ 2] annulations to deliver the naphthol scaffolds. In contrast, herein …