Qiu S, Li G, Lu S, Huang B, Feng Z, Li C. Chiral sulfur compounds studied by Raman optical activity: tert-butanesulfinamide and its precursor tert-butyl tert-butanethiosulfinate.
Chirality 2012;
24:731-40. [PMID:
22553109 DOI:
10.1002/chir.22038]
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Abstract
Two chiral sulfur compounds, tert-butyl tert-butanethiosulfinate (1) and tert-butanesulfinamide (2), with inversion of configuration, have been studied by Raman optical activity (ROA) and electronic circular dichroism combined with density functional theory calculation. With the S-S linkage in 1, the couplings between the two tertiary carbon atoms often generate large ROA signals, whereas the tertiary carbon atom itself generally makes a large contribution to ROA signals in 2 for similar vibrational modes. The conformational dependence of ROA parameters provides probing conformation around the S-S bond from a new perspective. The simultaneous use of electronic circular dichroism and ROA is warranted to extract reliable conformational information. ROA provides a suitable candidate for the stereochemical study of chiral sulfur compounds, especially its capability of sensing the conformation around the S-S bond.
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