The
stereospecific, substrate (nitrogen source)-controlled intermolecular anti- and syn-1,2-diaminations of unactivated
alkenes using the same catalysis (an iodine catalyst) is reported.
The combined use of the two potential methods provides access to all
of the disastereomeric forms of 1,2-diamines in spite of the availability
of E- and Z-alkenes, and the resulting
products can be readily converted into free vicinal diamines.
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