Stereochemistry of organic sulfur compounds: More than 100 years of history, current state and further challenges

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ABSTRACT

In the paper presented are the author's subjective views on the most important achievements in the stereochemistry of organic sulfur compounds, which, as an object of research, has more than 100-year history. Prospects for further development are also mentioned.

KEYWORDS:

• Organosulfur derivatives
• stereochemistry
• optical activity
• asymmetric synthesis
• chiral auxiliaries

Funding

The author thanks for the support from the fund of the National Science Center awarded on the basis of the decisions UMO-2012/06/A/ST5/00227 and UMO-2014/15/B/ST5/05329.