Platinum-Catalyzed Allylic C-H Alkylation with Malononitriles

The direct functionalization of allylic C-H bonds is distinguished by enabling rapid assembly of structural complexity from simple molecules.Although Pd-catalyzed allylic C-H functionalization has been extensively studied,the discovery of new catalytic systems remains fairly underdeveloped.Here,we disclose a Pt-catalyzed allylic C-H alkylation of a wide range of α-alkenes by using phosphoramidites as ligands and malononitriles as alkylating reagents.Notably,the combination of chiral ureacatalyzed Michael addition and Pt-catalyzed allylic C-H alkylation can serve as an efficient protocol to access chiral tetrahydropyran with high levels of diastereo-and enantioselectivity.Mechanistic studies suggest that the Pt-catalyzed allylic C-H activation proceeds through a concerted proton and two-electron transfer process,which is analogous to transition state geometries of Pd catalysis.