C(sp³)–N Bond‐Forming Reductive Elimination of Amines: Reactions of Bisphosphine‐Ligated Benzylpalladium(II) Diarylamido Complexes

A rare event: The benzylpalladium amido complex 1 (Ar=napthyl) was used to study the mechanism of an unusual reductive elimination of amines (see scheme). The observed inversion of configuration is proposed to result from dissociation of the amido ligand, followed by nucleophilic attack on the benzylic carbon atom. binap=2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl, dppf=1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.