GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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Abstract
An application of the S-stereogenic sulfoxide as both, a chiral auxiliary and a directing group, in the context of asymmetric C–H activation, is reported. The atropo-diastereoselective synthesis of a panel of biaryls is achieved via Pd-catalyzed C–C, C–O, and C–I couplings. Moreover, an original mechanistic scenario implying (dynamic) kinetic resolution is evidenced.