A copper-catalyzed oxidative carboamination of maleimides with alkyl amines and α-bromo carboxylates is described. These multicomponent reactions show good functional group compatibility and are suitable for the late-stage modification of a series of neuroprotective agents, providing a direct path for the library synthesis of 3-carbo-4-amino maleimides. The initial copper-catalyzed oxidative amination of maleimides with amines to form enamines intermediate, followed by copper-catalyzed radical alkylation with α-bromo carboxylate compounds, triggers a relayed catalytic reaction to achieve the carboamination process.