Asymmetric synthesis, in which chiral organocatalysts or metal complexes with chiral ligands are used, has become the most valuable methodology for the preparation of enantiomerically pure organic compounds. Among such catalysts/ligands, a growing number constitute various organosulfur compounds. This Review provides comprehensive and critical information on the plethora of sulfur-based chiral ligands and organocatalysts used in asymmetric synthesis, which have been published within the last 15 years. However, it is confined to the presentation of only those chiral catalysts/ligands that possess a stereogenic sulfur atom and includes sulfoxides, sulfinamides, N-sulfinyl ureas, sulfoximines, and some related S-chiral derivatives.

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具有立体硫原子的手性有机硫配体/催化剂：在不对称合成中的应用

使用手性有机催化剂或具有手性配体的金属配合物的不对称合成已成为制备对映体纯有机化合物的最有价值的方法。在这些催化剂/配体中，越来越多的构成各种有机硫化合物。该综述提供了关于不对称合成中使用的大量硫基手性配体和有机催化剂的全面而关键的信息，这些信息已在过去15年内发布。然而，仅限于呈现具有立体生成的硫原子并且包括亚砜，亚磺酰胺，N-亚磺酰基脲，亚磺酰亚胺和一些相关的S-手性衍生物的那些手性催化剂/配体。