Enabling Unfavorable Hydroamination Reactions Using a Chemoselective N-O Bond Reduction

Org Lett. 2024 Nov 22;26(46):9885-9890. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03688. Epub 2024 Nov 7.

Abstract

Despite major advances, intramolecular alkene hydroamination reactions often face limitations. Herein, a redox-enabled process featuring oxidation of an amine to a hydroxylamine, a concerted hydroamination step, followed by catalytic reduction of N-oxide is shown to be broadly applicable. Catalyst screening and optimization showed that a K2OsO2(OH)4-pinacol complex rapidly and chemoselectively reduces the N-oxide cycloadduct in the presence of hydroxylamine and dimethyl sulfoxide. This selectivity was exploited to drive the equilibria toward complex products.