A redox-economical strategy for the synthesis of trifluoromethylated enamides using copper catalysis is reported. The reaction employs the inexpensive Langlois reagent (CF3SO2Na) and takes place without the need of an external oxidant. The trifluoromethylated enamide products can easily be converted into the corresponding ketone, saturated amide or oxazole.

An iron-catalyzed coupling reaction of O-acyloximes and O-benzoyl amidoximes with silyl enol ethers is reported. The protocol provides access to functionalized pyrroles, 1,6-ketonitriles, pyrrolines and imidazolines via carbon-centered radicals generated from an initially formed iminyl radical. The intramolecular cyclization and ring-opening processes of the iminyl radical take place preferentially over reactions that proceed through a 1,3-hydrogen transfer, providing insights into iron-catalyzed reactions with oxime derivatives. The cheap and environmentally friendly iron catalyst, the broad substrate scope and the functional group compatibility make this protocol useful for synthesis of valuable nitrogen-containing products.

A nickel-catalyzed 1,2-aminoarylation of oximeester-tethered alkenes with boronic acids was developed. A variety of pyrroline derivatives were synthesized in good yields via the successive formation of C(sp(3))-N and C(sp(3))-C(sp(2)) bonds. For cyclobutanone-derived oxime esters, the reaction provided aliphatic nitriles incorporating an aromatic group in the gamma-position. A mechanism involving iminyl radical and carbon-centered radical intermediates was proposed.