Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic C–H amination

The direct allylic C-H amination of alkenes, especially internal ones, with aliphatic amines remains a major challenge in chemical synthesis. Recently in Science, Gevorgyan et al. reported a robust strategy for this process with photoinduced palladium catalysis, which accommodates different olefin substitution patterns and offers excellent selectivities.