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Diastereodivergent Intermolecular 1,2-Diamination of Unactivated Alkenes Enabled by Iodine Catalysis

Satoshi Minakata*, Hayato Miwa, Kenya Yamamoto, Arata Hirayama and Sota Okumura

*Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, Email: minakatachem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

S. Minakata, H. Miwa, K. Yamamoto, A. Hirayama, S. Okumura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 4112-4118.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00228



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Abstract

Iodine catalyzes stereospecific 1,2-diaminations of unactivated alkenes. Depending on the nitrogen source and the configuration of the alkenes, two methods provide access to all disastereomeric forms of 1,2-diamines.


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Key Words

1,2-diamines, sodium hypochlorite


ID: J48-Y2021