Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.42, 15746-15749, 2013
Enantio- and Regioselective CuH-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Alkenes
A highly enantio- and regioselective copper-catalyzed hydroamination reaction of alkenes has been developed using diethoxymethylsilane and esters of hydroxylamines. The process tolerates a wide variety of substituted styrenes, including trans-, cis-, and beta,beta-disubstituted styrenes, to yield alpha-branched amines. In addition, aliphatic alkenes coupled to generate exclusively the anti-Markovnikov hydroamination products.