Intramolecular Kulinkovich-de Meijere reactions of various disubstituted alkenes bearing amide groups

A range of amides fitted with (E) or (Z) disubstituted alkene groups were prepared and evaluated in intramolecular Kulinkovich-de Meijere reactions. The corresponding aminocyclopropanes were obtained with high diastereoselectivity. Good yields could be achieved with substrates bearing suitable substitutions at the olefin moieties.