Diastereoselective C–H carbonylative annulation of aliphatic amines: a rapid route to functionalized γ-lactams?

Chemical Science Pub Date: 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02855A

Abstract

A palladium(II)-catalysed C(sp3)–H carbonylation of free(NH) secondary aliphatic amines to 2-pyrrolidinones is described. A correlation between the nature of the carboxylate ligand and the diastereoselectivity and yield of the process was observed. As such, under these optimal conditions a range of aliphatic amines were converted to the corresponding trans-4,5-disubstituted 2-pyrrolidines with good d.r. and yield.

Graphical abstract: Diastereoselective C–H carbonylative annulation of aliphatic amines: a rapid route to functionalized γ-lactams
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