Intermolecular aerobic oxidative allylic amination of simple alkenes with diarylamines catalyzed by the Pd(OCOCF3)2/NPMoV/O2 system.

Intermolecular aerobic oxidative allylic amination of simple alkyl alkenes with simple amines such as diphenylamine was induced by a Pd(OCOCF(3))(2)/NPMoV catalytic system, leading to the corresponding (E)-allylamines in good yield and selectivity through the formation of (eta(3)-allyl)palladium(II) trifluoroacetate species as a possible key intermediate.