“…[20,21] This latter method, developed by Ruano et al, is generally considered the most reliable method for the synthesis of N-sulfonyl ketimines. [13,14,[22][23][24] Although trustworthy, the method has some significant drawbacks. It involves the handling of peracids and peroxy compounds and is time consuming, since it requires several synthetic operations such as: 1) the preparation of the sulfinamide (only the chiral molecule is commercially available) 2) the condensation with the corresponding ketone, requiring 36 h of reflux, and finally 3) the oxidation of the N-sulfinyl imine with MCPBA.…”