Iridium-catalysed hydroamination of internal homoallylic amines

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Feb 6;60(12):1615-1618. doi: 10.1039/d3cc05594a.

Abstract

An Ir-catalysed regioselective hydroamination of internal homoallylic amines is reported. Both cyclic and acyclic internal olefins undergo directed hydroamination reactions with both aromatic and cyclic aliphatic amines to afford a variety of 1,4-diamines in fair to excellent yields. Diastereoselectivity and mechanistic investigations support that for cyclic substrates the reactions are proceeding via trans-aminoiridation to form a 5-membered metalacyclic intermediate.