The Pd-catalyzed reaction of internal alkynes with tethered amino groups in the presence of PhCO2H and RENORPHOS as chiral phosphine ligand is reported. Various five- and six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles were obtained in good to high yield with moderate to high ee.

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A conceptually novel approach for asymmetric intramolecular hydroamination, hydroalkoxylation and hydrocarbonation of alkynes using chiral palladium catalysts are described. The reactions of the aminoalkynes 5, alkynols 7, and alkynylmethines 9 in the presence of Pd2(dba)3 x CHCl3/PhCOOH/renorphos 4 in benzene (or benzene-hexane) at 100 degrees C gave the corresponding cyclization products (nitrogen heterocycles 6, oxygen heterocycles 8, and carbocycles 10) in good yields with good enantioselectivities. The origins of enantioselectivities in the hydroamination reaction are discussed based on DFT computations.

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