Synthesis and Cavity Size Effect of Pd-Containing Macrocycle Catalyst for Efficient Intramolecular Hydroamination of Allylurethane

Palladium-containing macrocycle catalysts (PdMCs) with different ring sizes ranging from 24 to 30 members were synthesized. The intramolecular hydroamination of an allylurethane (AU) catalyzed by PdMCs proceeded efficiently to afford the corresponding oxazolidinone (OZ) in 95% isolated yield. The dependence of the hydroamination of AU to OZ on the cavity size indicated that the reaction rate was clearly controlled by both substrate uptake and product release steps.