Synthesis of Skipped Aminodienes by a Ni-Catalyzed Ring-Opening/Cross-Coupling Reaction of Vinylaziridines with Multifunctional Organoboronic Acids

Skipped dienes are of great importance but remain challenging to synthesize because of the presence of a sp hybrid carbon between the two alkenes.Herein,we have developed the first nickel-catalyzed regio-,(E)-stereo-and linear-selective ring-opening/cross-coupling reaction of vinylaziridines with organoboronic acids under mild conditions to construct various skipped aminodienes.The reaction exhibits wide functional-group compatibility,and could be adapted for the introduction of skipped aminodiene functionality into bioactive molecules.