The palladium-catalyzed tandem arylation of
O-homoallylhydroxylamines with 2 equiv of aryl bromides was examined.With Pd
2(dba)
3 (1 mol %) as the catalyst, Xantphos(2 mol %) as the ligand, and NaO
t-Bu as the base, thereactions of
O-homoallylhydroxylamines with aryl bromidesvia sequential
N-arylation/cyclization/C-arylation in tolueneafforded the corresponding
N-aryl-3-arylmethylisoxazolidinesin good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity.