Electrophilic α-amidoalkylation with enamides according to a new activation procedure using O,O'-dimethyldithiophosphoric acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ardp.19933261006

The allylic amides 3a-d are rearranged to give enamides 4a-d using Pd-C as a catalyst. 4a-d and 10 are employed in an electrophilic α-amidoalkylation reaction with silyl enol ether 6 yielding the amido ketones 8a-d and 12. The enamides are activated for t