Ene reactions of iminonitroso agents with olefins were investigated in both solution and solid phase. Reactions afforded allyl hydroxylamine products in up to 99% yield and with high regioselectivity. A Cu(I)-mediated enantioselective nitroso ene reaction gave an ene product with up to 40% ee.The nitroso ene reaction with alkenes constitutes a mild, valuable method for generation of allylamines, versatile and fundamental building blocks in organic synthesis, in an atom economical fashion (Scheme 1). 1 However, this method has received relatively little attention compared to ene reactions with other enophiles such as singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) 2 , azo compounds 3 and carbonyl functionalities, 4 presumably due to the labile nature of the resulting hydroxylamine products. 5 To minimize such problems, a frequently employed strategy involves the introduction of electron-withdrawing groups at the nitroso functionality to not only increase the enophilic reactivity, but also afford relatively stable hydroxylamine products that are useful for further transformation. In this regard, electron-poor enophiles, such as pentafluoronitrosobenzene, 6 α-chloronitroso agents, 7 acylnitroso agents 8 and pnitronitosobenzene 9 are often used.Enantioselective nitroso ene reactions would offer an attractive pathway to valuable, optically active amines from readily available olefins. However, only limited examples of asymmetric nitroso ene reactions have been reported, either by use of a chiral auxiliary for stereo control, 10 or using a-choronitroso sugar derivatives as chiral nitrosyl reagents. 7 Recently, iminonitroso agents have attracted a great deal of interest. Unlike the transient acylnitroso species, most iminonitroso agents, in particular, pyridinylnitroso derivatives, can be synthesized from commercially available amine precursors and stored in pure form. 11 Their successful application in Diels-Alder reactions, including enantioselective versions, 12 encouraged us to examine their reactivity in ene chemistry, which, surprisingly, has not been disclosed. Herein, we report studies of the reactivity and regioselectivity of iminonitroso agents with various olefins in ene reactions. We also describe preliminary results from solid phase supported nitroso ene reactions as well as enantioselective nitroso ene reactions.To begin our investigation, a panel of iminonitroso agents 1a-e were synthesized based on a literature reported procedure. 11 The unsymmetrical alkene, 2-methyl-2-butene 2a, was used as a model olefin substrate to examine the reactivity of enophiles 1a-e in the ene reaction. The Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and ...