Visible-Light-Induced Photoaddition of <i>N</i>-Nitrosoalkylamines to Alkenes: One-Pot Tandem Approach to 1,2-Diamination of Alkenes from Secondary Amines

Abstract

The generation of aminium radical cation species from <i>N</i>-nitrosoamines is disclosed for the first time through visible-light excitation at 453 nm. The developed visible-light-promoted photoaddition reaction of <i>N</i>-nitrosoamines to alkenes was combined with the <i>o</i>-NQ-catalyzed aerobic oxidation protocol of amines to telescope the direct handling of harmful <i>N</i>-nitroso compounds, where the desired α-amino oxime derivatives were obtained in a one-pot tandem N-nitrosation and photoaddition sequence.