Rhodium(iii)-catalyzed allylic C-H bond amination. Synthesis of cyclic amines from ω-unsaturated N-sulfonylaminesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c2cc36067e

For the first time, intramolecular allylic amination was conducted using rhodium( iii ) according to an "inner-sphere" type mechanism with amines activated by only one electron-withdrawing group. The activation of C(sp 3 )-H bonds was chemoselective and allows the access to a variety of substituted cyclic amines such as pyrrolidines and piperidines. For the first time, intramolecular allylic amination was conducted using rhodium( iii ) according to an "inner-sphere" type mechanism with amines activated by only one electron-withdrawing group.