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as the angular hydrogen, as evidenced by the observed ste-
reochemistry of 2i and 2j. This is different from our prece-
dent work7b where a high anti selectivity was observed,11
which might be resulted from different ligands employed in
the two reaction systems. Olefin insertion of complex II de-
livers σ-organopalladium(II) complex III and subsequent β-
hydride elimination gives the final product 2 and palladi-
um(II) hydride species. The active palladium(II) species is
recycled through the reoxidation of palladium(II) hydride
by molecular oxygen.12 For ring-containing amide 1k, the
conversion of alkylpalladium(II) complex II into complex III
is unfavorable due to large ring strain. Therefore, the com-
peting β-hydride elimination predominantly occurred to
produce bicyclic side products and their corresponding di-
astereomers. On the other hand, re-insertion of Pd-H spe-
cies to product 2 is likely to proceed to deliver complex IV,
which was transformed into isomeric product 2′ via β-hy-
dride elimination.
In conclusion, we have developed an aerobic oxidative
cascade cyclization of aliphatic alkenyl amides for rapid as-
sembly of various N-heterocycles, including pyrrolizidine
and indolizidine derivatives as well as azatricyclic heterocy-
cles in moderate to good yields, using molecular oxygen as
the green oxidant.13 The observed stereochemistry indi-
cates the aminopalladation step proceeds via a syn manner.
This cascade cyclization may be applied in the synthesis of
related natural products.
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(13) General Procedure
To a well-stirred solution of Pd(TFA)2(33.2 mg, 0.1 mmol) in
toluene (5 mL) were added pyridine (32.3 μL, 0.4 mmol) and
DABCO (44.9 mg, 0.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred continu-
ously until the solid dissolved. The reaction solution was oxy-
genated for 15 min, then amide 1a (139.2 mg, 1.0 mmol) and
toluene (5 mL) were added. The resulting solution was stirred
under an O2 atmosphere for 15 min, then heated at 95 °C with
an air condenser under an O2 atmosphere for 21 h. The reaction
mixture was filtered through a short pad of Celite, then concen-
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