Catalytic Enantioselective Methylene C(sp3)-H Amidation of 8-Alkylquinolines Using a Cp*RhIII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid System

Catalytic enantioselective directed methylene C(sp(3))-H amidation reactions of 8-alkylquinolines using a Cp*Rh-III/chiral carboxylic acid (CCA) hybrid catalytic system are described. A binaphthyl-based chiral carboxylic acid efficiently differentiates between the enantiotopic methylene C-H bonds, which leads to the formation of C-N bonds with good enantioselectivity.