Olefins react with nitroarenes and carbon monoxide photochemically in the presence of [Cp* Fe (CO) 2] 2 (Cp*= η5-C5Me5) to produce N-aryl-N-allyl amines in moderate to good yields. Unsymmetrical olefins react highly regioselectively with N-functionalization at the less substituted vinylic carbon. Mechanistic probes using 2′-nitrobiphenyl, 2, 3- dimethylbutadiene and nitrosobenzene suggest that neither aryl nitrenes nor ...
