Palladium-Catalyzed β‑C(sp³)–H Nitrooxylation of Ketones and Amides Using Practical Oxidants

Herein, we report a Pd­(II)-catalyzed β-C­(sp3)–H nitrooxylation of ketones and native amides. The fine-tuned removable aminooxyamide auxiliary enabled β-C­(sp3)–H functionalization of various aliphatic ketones. Practical iron­(III) nitrate nonahydrate was used as the nitrate source and a single-electron oxidant for Pd­(II)/Pd­(III)/Pd­(IV) catalysis. For amide substrates, N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) was applied as a bystanding two-electron oxidant in combination with silver nitrate for β-C­(sp3)–H nitrooxylation. Palladacycle intermediates were isolated and characterized to elucidate the reaction mechanism for the C­(sp3)–H activation of ketones with the L,X-type imino-amide directing group.