Sulfur(VI)‐based functional groups are popular scaffolds in a wide variety of research fields including synthetic and medicinal chemistry, as well as chemical biology. The growing interest in sulfur(VI)‐containing molecules has motivated the scientific community to explore new methods to synthesize and modify them. Here, photocatalysis plays a key role granting access to new types of reactivity under mild reaction conditions. In this Perspective, we present a selection of works reported in the last six years focused on the photocatalytic assembly and reactivity of sulfones, sulfonamides, and sulfoximines. We addressed the key synthetic intermediates for each transformation, while discussing limitations and strength points of the protocols. Future directions of the field are finally presented.

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砜、磺酰胺和亚磺酰亚胺的光催化合成和功能化


基于硫 (VI) 的官能团是合成化学、药物化学以及化学生物学等各种研究领域中流行的支架。人们对含硫（VI）分子的兴趣日益浓厚，促使科学界探索合成和修饰它们的新方法。在这里，光催化发挥着关键作用，可以在温和的反应条件下实现新型反应。在本视角中，我们展示了过去六年中报道的一系列工作，重点关注砜、磺酰胺和亚砜亚胺的光催化组装和反应性。我们讨论了每个转化的关键合成中间体，同时讨论了协议的局限性和优势点。最后提出了该领域的未来方向。