文摘
A first palladium-catalyzed intramolecular diamination of unfunctionalized terminal alkenes hasrecently been reported. This study investigates the details of its mechanistic course based on NMR titration,kinetic measurements competition experiments, and deuterium labeling. It concludes a two-step procedureconsisting of syn-aminopalladation with an unligated palladium(II) catalyst state followed by oxidation topalladium(IV) and subsequent C-N bond formation to give the final products as cyclic diamines. Relatedreactions employing sulfamides give rise to aminoalkoxy-functionalization of alkenes. This process wasinvestigated employing deuterated alkenes and found to follow an identical mechanism where stereochemistry is concerned. It exemplifies the importance of cationic palladium(IV) intermediates prior to thefinal reductive elimination from palladium and proves that the nucelophile for this step stems from theimmediate coordination sphere of the palladium(IV) precursor. These results have important implicationsfor the general development of alkene 1,2-difunctionalization and for the individual processes ofaminopalladation and palladium-catalyzed Calkyl-N bond formation.