Synthesis of N-Tosyl Allylic Amines from Substituted Alkenes via Vanadoxaziridine Catalysis

J Org Chem. 2024 Mar 15;89(6):4001-4008. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02859. Epub 2024 Feb 26.

Abstract

Herein, we report the catalytic allylic amination of α-methylalkenes with V2O3Dipic2(HMPA)2 and chloramine T as the quantitative source of N. The reaction works with high yields and stereoselectivities for α-methylalkenes. A proposed tosylnitrene-free catalytic cycle involving the formation of vanadoxaziridine complex 1 as the active catalyst and aminovanadation across the substrate as the rate-determining step has been proposed. Initial kinetic and competition experiments provide evidence for the proposed mechanism.