Palladium-catalyzed 3,4-hydroaminocarbonylation of conjugated dienes for formation ofβ,γ-unsaturated amides

Hydrocarbonylation of conjugated dienes is one of the most promising yet challenging methods for the synthesis of carbonyl compounds.Herein,we reported the development of an unprecedented palladium-catalyzed branched selective 3,4-hydroaminocarbonylation of 1,3-dienes with CO and amines hydrochloride to affordβ,γ-unsaturated amides.This reaction employs readily available starting materials(including anilines,amines,amino acids,peptides,aryl-1,3-dienes,alyl-1,3-dienes)and tolerates a wide range of functional groups,thus providing a facile and effective approach to access a diverse array ofα-substitutedβ,γ-unsaturated amides.Mechanistic investigations suggested that the hydropalladation of dienes is irreversible,and the insertion of CO into the allyl-Pd species is probably the rate-limiting step.