New reaction is first to catalytically convert allylic C-H to C-N

Christina White and grad student Kenneth J. Fraunhoffer have discovered a way to catalytically convert C-H directly to C-N. Their discoveries are highlighted in a news article in C&E News. Click here to read the story titled syn-1,2-Amino Alcohols via Diastereoselective Allylic C−H Amination.