PALLADIUM-CATALYZED STEREOSELECTIVE ALLYLAMINOCYCLIZATION AND 1,3-BUTADIEN-2-YLAMINOCYCLIZATION OF ALLENYL TOSYLCARBAMATES

Palladium [PdCl2(PhCN)(2) or Pd-2(dba)(3) . CHCl3 (dba = dibenzylideneacetone)], in the presence of a base (Et(3)N or K2CO3) in THF at room temperature, catalyzes an allylaminocyclization of 2,3-butadienyl tosylcarbamates 1 with allylic chlorides to selectively provide trans-4,5-disubstituted 2-oxazolidinones 2 in good yields. Under similar conditions, Pd(PPh(3))(4) catalyzes an N-allylation of 1 to give 3. A limited number of 3,4-pentadienyl tosylcarbamates 5 undergo the allylaminocyclization to provide tetrahydro-1,3-oxazin-2-ones 6. In the absence of an allylic chloride, Pd(PPh(3))(4) and PdCl2(PhCN)(2) catalyze a formal dimerization of 1 to provide C-4-triene-substituted 2-oxazolidinones 4 in moderate to good yields.