Organocatalytic Transformations from Sulfur Ylides

Sulfur ylides are an important class of organic compounds due to their ability perform many different transformations that can give diverse and interesting products with a high degree complexity. Although metal-catalyzed frequent in this compounds, organocatalyzed remain scarce. From initial works, review aims show from sulfur ylides, involving cyclopropanation formal N–H, S–H, C–H insertion reactions, including enantioselective versions. The proposed mechanisms the modes activation these organocatalysts will be covered. Furthermore, advances area potential challenges circumvented near future also discussed.