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Commercially available iron(III) and copper(I) complexes catalyzed multicomponent cycloaddition reactions between diazo compounds, pyridines, and electrophilic alkenes to give alkaloid‐inspired tetrahydroindolizidines in high yield with high diastereoselectivity. Hitherto, the catalytic formation of versatile pyridinium ylides from metal carbenes has been poorly developed; the broad utility demonstrated herein sets the stage for the invention of further multicomponent reactions in future.

Herein we report the first example of (hetero)arylation of ammonia using a monoligated palladium-NHC complex. The new, rationally designed, precatalyst (DiMeIHept Cl )Pd(allyl)Cl featuring highly branched alkyl chains has been shown to be effective in selective aminations across a range of challenging substrates, including nitrogencontaining heterocycles and those featuring base-sensitive functionality. The less bulky Pd-PEPPSI-IPent Cl precatalyst performs well for ortho-substituted aryl halides, giving monoarylated products in high yield with good selectivity.

Cycloaddition reactions between pyridinium ylides and 3-alkenyl oxindoles that proceed in high yield and with very good regio- and diastereoselectivity are reported. The resulting cycloadducts have the same stereochemistry of biologically active oxindole alkaloids, such as strychnofoline.