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.