The formation of nitrogen heterocycles is of considerable interest in the production of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic natural products. To avoid lengthy synthetic methods, there has been a wealth of research toward these products through intramolecular hydroamination using organoRh, [1] -Pt, [2] , and -Zr [3] complexes, as well as organolanthanides and group three metal complexes [4] as catalysts; such catalysts generally help in generating moderate to excellent yields with good reaction times (7-48 h) for a broad range of reagent functionalities. These materials, however, are generally air sensitive, costly to produce, and lack recyclability necessary for industrial scale syntheses. Zinc-based zeolites have been very effective in the cyclization of 6-aminohex-1-yne, but they have not proven useful with more bulky non-activated alkenes or alkynes, nor have they been shown recyclable.[5]Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a zinc-aminotroponiminate (ATI) complex immobilized on mesoporous silica for use as a recyclable catalyst in the intramolecular hydroamination of a non-activated alkene, which to our knowledge, is the first of this kind on functionalized mesoporous silica. Recent studies performed by Roesky and Blechert have shown homogenous zinc aminotroponiminates (ATIs) and zinc amintroponates (ATOs) to be very effective intramolecular hydroamination catalysts for non-activated alkenes and alkynes with a broad range of functional group compatibility. [6,7] Furthermore, these compounds may easily be modified to alter the steric/electronic nature of the catalyst, are relatively stable in air and moisture at various pH levels, and utilize a nontoxic metal. Owing to its bidentate anionic nature, the ATI ligand forms very stable chelate complexes with a variety of metals. [8] Such chelating properties make it an excellent material for heterogeneous catalysis to aid in the prevention of metal (active site) leaching over multiple uses.Synthesis of the ATI ligand was accomplished in a multistep process on highly ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 with a surface area of 727 m 2 g À1 and pore diameter of 85 by grafting and post-synthesis modification (Scheme 1). Briefly, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane in isopropanol was grafted to serve as the amine source toward imine formation of the ATI complex. Excess silanols were then capped using hexamethyldisilazane to produce capped aminopropyl-functionalized SBA-15 (CAPI) and to reduce possible catalyst/cocatalyst quenching. After capping, the formation of immobilized N-propyl-2-(propylamino)troponimine (DPRT) and [N-propyl-2-(propylamino)troponiminato]methylzinc (ZnDPRT) were carried out as described previously for a solution phase synthesis [6b] with a slightly modified procedure, which produced yellow mesoporous powders.The formation of DPRT was established by FTIR, UV/Vis spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 13 C and 29 Si crosspolarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) solid state NMR spectroscopy, and elemental anal...