The composition and abundance of phosphorus extracted by NaOH-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid from anoxic Northwest Baltic Sea sediment was characterized and quantified using solution P-31 nuclear magnetic resonance. Extracts from sediment depths down to 55 cm, representing 85 yr of deposition, contained 18.5 g m(-2) orthophosphate. Orthophosphate monoesters, teichoic acid P, microbial P lipids, DNA P, and pyrophosphate corresponded to 6.7, 0.3, 1.1, 3.0, and 0.03 g P m(-2), respectively. The degradability of these compound groups was estimated by their decline in concentration with sediment depth. Pyrophosphate had the shortest half-life (3 yr), followed by microbial P lipids with a half-life of 5 yr, DNA P (8 yr), and orthophosphate monoesters (16 yr). No decline in concentration with sediment depth was observed for orthophosphate or teichoic acid P.

Gold nanoparticles were functionalized with a synthetic polypeptide, de novo-designed to associate with a charge complementary linker polypeptide in a folding-dependent manner. A heterotrimeric complex that folds into two disulphide-linked four-helix bundles is formed when the linker polypeptide associates with two of the immobilized peptides. The heterotrimer forms in between separate particles and induces a rapid and extensive aggregation with a well-defined interpartide spacing. The aggregated particles are redispersed when the disulphide bridge in the linker polypeptide is reduced.

The synthesis of a new fulleropyrrolidine-(tricarbonyl)chromium complex: 1-methyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,4-[60]fulleropyrrolidine-(tricarbonyl)chromium is described together with its characterization by IR, NMR and cyclic voltammetry. IR spectro-electrochemistry has been used to probe the redox level of the fullerene derivative via the relative position of the vibrational bands of the CO ligands, which are sensitive to the electronic state of the complex. Other strategies to incorporate a tricarbonylchromium moiety to fullerene C₆₀ are also briefly discussed and evaluated.

A new concept for protein recognition and binding is highlighted. The conjugation of small organic molecules or short peptides to polypeptides from a designed set provides binder molecules that bind proteins with high affinities, and with selectivities that are equal to those of antibodies. The small organic molecules or peptides need to bind the protein targets but only with modest affinities and selectivities, because conjugation to the polypeptides results in molecules with dramatically improved binder performance. The polypeptides are selected from a set of only sixteen sequences designed to bind, in principle, any protein. The small number of polypeptides used to prepare high-affinity binders contrasts sharply with the huge libraries used in binder technologies based on selection or immunization. Also, unlike antibodies and engineered proteins, the polypeptides have unordered three-dimensional structures and adapt to the proteins to which they bind. Binder molecules for the C-reactive protein, human carbonic anhydrase II, acetylcholine esterase, thymidine kinase 1, phosphorylated proteins, the D-dimer, and a number of antibodies are used as examples to demonstrate that affinities are achieved that are higher than those of the small molecules or peptides by as much as four orders of magnitude. Evaluation by pull-down experiments and ELISA-based tests in human serum show selectivities to be equal to those of antibodies. Small organic molecules and peptides are readily available from pools of endogenous ligands, enzyme substrates, inhibitors or products, from screened small molecule libraries, from phage display, and from mRNA display. The technology is an alternative to established binder concepts for applications in drug development, diagnostics, medical imaging, and protein separation.

Liposomes are of interest as drug delivery tools for therapy of cancer and infectious diseases. We investigated conjugation of epidermal growth factor, EGF, to liposomes using the micelle-transfer method. EGF was conjugated to the distal end of PEG−DSPE lipid molecules in a micellar solution and the EGF−PEG−DSPE lipids were then transferred to preformed liposomes, either empty or containing the DNA-binding compound, water soluble acridine, WSA. We found that the optimal transfer conditions were a 1-h incubation at 60 °C. The final conjugate, ¹²⁵I-EGF−liposome−WSA, contained approximately 5 mol % PEG, 10−15 EGF molecules at the liposome surface, and 10⁴ to 10⁵ encapsulated WSA molecules could be loaded. The conjugate was shown to have EGF-receptor-specific cellular binding in cultured human glioma cells.

Evidence for a coordination of p-benzoquinone to palladium in [4-acetoxy-η³-(1,2,3)-cyclohexenyl]-palladium(II) complexes was provided by changes of the ¹H NMR chemical shift values of the π-allyl protons and a decrease of the spin-lattice relaxation time constant for the p-benzoquinone protons.

The intermediate (π-allyl)palladium(benzoquinone) complexes previously postulated in palladium-catalyzed 1,4-oxidations of 1,3-dienes were detected by NMR spectroscopy.

The mediator system palladium(II)–hydroquinone was shown to catalyse the anodic oxidation of cyclohexa-1,3-diene in acetic acid to produce selectively either trans- or cis-1,4-diacetoxycyclohex-2-ene (1) depending on the conditions.

The iridium catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of largely unfunctionalized olefins has been studied by DFT calculations using a full experimentally tested combination of ligand and substrate All possible diastereomeric pathways were considered within four different hydrogenation mechanisms The effect of a solvent continuum was also considered and both the gas phase and solvent continuum calculations favored the same mechanism This mechanism passed through Ir-III and Ir-V intermediates and was consistent with the sense of stereoselection observed experimentally Comparing the calculations to those performed on a model system permitted an evaluation of the model system s utility in representing the full one A simple general method for predicting the sense of stereoselection in iridium-catalyzed olefin hydrogenation was developed and tested against published data

The lithium amide derived from the chiral diamine (1R,3S,4S)-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, has been reported to catalytically deprotonate cyclohexene oxide and other epoxides, yielding chiral allylic alcohols in excellent enantiomeric excess. In this work, 6Li, 1H and 13 C NMR spectroscopy have been used to study the aggregation of the chiral lithium amide in THF and the influence on the aggregation by the addition of additives, such as 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). The activated complex under catalytic deprotonation of cyclohexene oxide, that is, with excess Li-DBU and free DBU, is built from one monomer of the chiral lithium amide, one molecule of epoxide and one additional molecule of DBU. The reaction order (0.97) obtained for the bulk base Li-DBU shows an inverse dependence on the concentration, suggesting a deaggregation of the initial mixed dimer to a monomer-based transition state containing a monomer of the lithium amide.

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 9-hydroxyphenalenone (1) and 9-hydroxy-2-methylphenalenone (2) have been completely assigned. Primary and secondary deuterium isotope effects were determined in three solvents (chloroform, acetone and dimethyl sulphoxide), including the effect of temperature on the secondary isotope effects. Both negative and large long-range secondary isotope effects were found for both 1 and 2. The average secondary isotope effects for corresponding carbons follow the same sign and magnitude pattern in both compounds.

A microwave-assisted, rapid solid phase peptide synthesis procedure is presented. It has been applied to the coupling of sterically hindered Fmoc-protected amino acids yielding di- and tripeptides. Optimized conditions for a variety of coupling reagents are reported. Peptides were obtained rapidly (1.5-20 min) and without racemization.

This thesis deals with the synthesis and development of ¹⁸F-labelled alkyl etomidate and vorozole analogues, and their use as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for the imaging of the steroid enzymes 11β-hydroxylase and aromatase. Two synthetic ¹⁸F-labelling approaches to the etomidate and vorozole analogues were developed, and the analogues were evaluated in some biological assays.

The two-step labelling method was used to synthesise many compounds for biological evaluation. In the first step, a ¹⁸F-labelled intermediate based on a ditosylate or a halogenated diethyl ether was synthesised and used directly in the next alkylation step. The decay-corrected (d.c.) radiochemical yield was higher compared to other known two-step labelling methods.

Once an appropriate candidate has been chosen for clinical evaluation, a one-step labelling method will be more suitable. We therefore developed a method based on precursors that had leaving groups at the end of their alkyl chains, and used these directly in the ¹⁸F-labelling synthesis. The one-step ¹⁸F-labelling synthesis required less reaction time and produced higher specific radioactivity and d.c. radiochemical yield than our two-step synthesis. With microwave heating, the reaction time was reduced to seconds and the d.c. radiochemical yield was better than that obtained with conventional heating. The one-step synthesis simplified the technical handling by allowing the tracer syntheses to be automated on the TRACERLab FX_FN.

The preparation of cis-1α-acetoxy-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 5 was accomplished starting from 6-methoxy-1-tetralone. Reduction of 7-methoxy-1,2,3, 4,9,10-hexahydro-1-oxo-phenanthrene 8, acetylation and subsequent oxidation delivered 5. Application of an analogus procedure to the preparation of cis-1β-acetoxy-5-methoxy-1,2,3,4,,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 6 was not feasible. A more elaborate route was developed for the synthesis of compound 6, where an epoxide-arene reaction involving a 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement, constituted a highly selective key transformation.

The compounds 5 and 6 were prepared. A route was developed for the synthesis of compound 6, where an epoxide-arene reaction involving a 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement, constituted a highly selective key transformation.

Two 1,3,5-trisubstituted aromatic scaffolds intended to serve as γ-turn mimetics have been synthesized and incorporated in five pseudopeptide analogues of angiotensin II (Asp-Arg-Val-Tyr-Ile-His-Pro-Phe), replacing Val-Tyr-Ile, Val-Tyr, or Tyr-Ile. All the tested compounds exhibited nanomolar affinity for the AT₂ receptor with the best compound (3) having a K_i of 1.85 nM. Four pseudopeptides were AT₂ selective, while one (5) also exhibited good affinity for the AT₁ receptor (K_i = 30.3 nM). This pseudopeptide exerted full agonistic activity in an AT₂ receptor induced neurite outgrowth assay but displayed no agonistic effect in an AT₁ receptor functional assay. Molecular modeling, using the program DISCOtech, showed that the high-affinity ligands could interact similarly with the AT₂ receptor as other ligands with high affinity for this receptor. A tentative agonist model is proposed for AT₂ receptor activation by angiotensin II analogues. We conclude that the 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene rings can be conveniently prepared and are suitable as γ-turn mimics.

A series of (σ-π)palladium complexes derived from cyclooctadiene were investigated by ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F NMR. The stereochemical assignment was based on intramolecular NOEs in conjunction with molecular modelling and semi-empirical methods, and confirmed by interligand NOEs in nitrogen chelate complexes derived from the title compounds. The nitrogen chelating ligands are involved in a rotation with respect to the ligand-palladium axis.

A series of 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (bispidine) derivatives have been synthesized, and their properties as bidentate nitrogen ligands for (pi-allyl)palladium complexes have been investigated. Complexes of these ligands and of N,N'-diphenylpiperazin

2-Oxopurine reacted with benzyl bromide and ethanol to give the covalent adduct 1,3,7-tribenzyl-6-ethoxy-2-oxopurine, as well as dibenzylated products. Carbon-carbon bond formation was observed in the reaction between 2-oxopurine, dry silica gel, and benzyl bromide, giving rise to 6-hydroxy-1,3,8-tribenzyl-2-oxopurine.

The ¹³C NMR spectra of several indole derivatives have been completely assigned by reverse detected one-bond and long-range CH correlation spectra (HMQC) and by selective INEPT experiments. The resolution and sensitivity of the two techniques are discussed. As a result, the literature assignments for the previously known compounds have been revised.

After correlation of the majority of signals by COSY and one-bond heteronuclear correlation, the complete assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of the macrolide antibiotic venturicidin A required the application of long-range CH coupling information. This was accessible by the COLOC-S and selective INEPT experiments, and the sensitivity of these experiments is discussed. Steric information was obtained from a NOESY spectrum, and the solution structure compared with that in the crystal.

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH; EC 1.2.1.3) activity assays were carried out on isolated human blood cells in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and in PBS mixed with human plasma. In assays with intact erythrocytes or sonicated leukocytes, the presence of 50% (v/v) or greater of plasma in the reaction mixtures produced a 2-fold increase in the rate of aldehyde oxidation. In corresponding assays with sonicated erythrocyte samples, the ALDH activity was enhanced on an average 1.5-fold, whereas a slight decrease was observed in assays with intact leukocytes. The ALDH inhibitor disulfiram almost completely abolished the enzyme activity both in the absence and presence of plasma. In assays with sonicated leukocytes, the activation effect could be antagonized by EDTA, indicating that it was caused largely by divalent cations. With sonicated erythrocytes, a significantly reduced ALDH activity was found only with the highest concentration of EDTA tested, and since a similar reduction was obtained also when plasma was omitted, the plasma-mediated activation of erythrocyte ALDH was suggested to be due to a different mechanism. After separation of plasma by gel filtration, an active fraction was identified by GC-MS and ¹H-NMR to contain pyruvic acid, lactic acid and glucose. When tested at physiological plasma concentrations, pyruvic acid caused an increase in erythrocyte ALDH activity similar to that obtained with plasma, while lactic acid and glucose did not. Pyruvic acid did not activate the leukocyte ALDH. Based on these results, it is indicated that the plasma-mediated activation of erythrocyte ALDH is due to pyruvic acid, which reoxidizes NADH via lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) and, thereby, increases the rate of dissociation of NADH from the terminal enzyme-NADH complex, the rate-limiting step in the ALDH pathway.

The enzymatic kinetic resolution of 1-(3-furyl)-3-buten-1-ol was investigated via the enantioselective hydrolysis of the corresponding acetate. Pseudomonas fluorescens (Fluka) was found to give the highest enantiomeric ratios of the 11 lipases screened. At 51% conversion, the ee value (ee_p) for the product was found to be 89%, giving an enantiomeric ratio (E_p) of 58, while the ee value (ee_s) for the substrate was 89%, giving an enantiomeric ratio (E_p) of 38.

Due to their large surface areas, the conductivity of graphene and carbonnano-sheets depends strongly on their chemical environment. This is thebase for future environmental sensors containing graphene sheets. Here, abinitiocalculations propose a possibility of conductivity increase. In theexperiment, a 1-2 orders of magnitude increase of the conductivity isobserved experimentally on sub-nanometTe carbon nano-sheets by using anin-situ nano-manipulation set-up. The conductivity of the graphene sheetswas assessed from first-principle simulations. Insertion of defects in thegraphene sheets can lead to a strong increase of the conductivity of singlegraphene sheets. To study this result experimentally, we carried outconductivity measurements on sub-nanometre graphene nano-sheets that aredeposited on W -substrates by radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemicalvapour deposition. This deposition process creates free-standingmicrometer-sized carbon nano-sheets with sub-nanometre thickness. Thesenano-sheets were exposed to an acid treatment. It has been shown recentlythat such acid treatment creates defects in these sheets. Using a nanomanipulatorinside a scanning electron microscope, we individuallycontacted the nano-sheets and measured their resistance as a function oftheir functionalization. From more than 1000 measurements we obtain a 1-2order of magnitude increase of conductivity in the functionalised carbonnano-sheets as compared to just water treated or untreated carbon nanosheets.This result corresponds well to the conductivity change obtainedfrom theory. This study makes it possible to create environmental sensorsbased on graphene like carbon nano-sheets.

A simple experimental procedure on solid phase for the construction of new tripeptidic 5,9- and 5,10-fused thiazabicycloalkane scaffolds that adopt beta-turns has been developed. This N-terminal-directed bicyclization, relying on masked aldehyde precurso

Vinyl sulfide cyclized analogues of the octapeptide angiotensin II that are structurally related to the cyclic disulfide agonist c[Hcy(3,5)]Ang II have been prepared. The synthesis relies on the reaction of the mercapto group of a cysteine residue in position 3 with the formyl group of allysine incorporated in position 5 of angiotensin II. A mixture of the cis and the trans isomers was formed, and these were separated and isolated by RP-HPLC. Thus, the three-atom CH(2)[bond]S[bond]S element of the AT(1) receptor agonist c[Hcy(3,5)]Ang II has been displaced by a bioisosteric three-atom S[bond]CH[double bond]CH element. A comparative conformational analysis of the 13-membered ring systems of c[Hcy(3,5)]Ang II and the 13-membered cyclic vinyl sulfides with cis and trans configuration, respectively, suggested that all three systems adopted very similar low-energy conformations. This similarity was also reflected in the bioactivity. Both of the compounds that contained the ring systems encompassing the cis or trans vinyl sulfide elements between positions 3 and 5 exhibited K(i) values less than 2 nM and exerted full agonism at the AT(1) receptor. In contrast, vinyl sulfide cyclization involving the amino acid residues 5 and 7 rendered inactive compounds. The cyclic vinyl sulfides that have agonist activity were both shown to possess low-energy conformers compatible with the previously proposed 3D model for the bioactive conformation of Ang II.

Nonlinear triquinane-type building blocks have been synthesized using three strategic steps, namely, (1) Hg2+-mediated opening of a cyclopropane ring involving a skeletal rearrangement (3 --> 8), (2) an intramolecular organometallic addition across a C=O

The reactivity of the two isoelectronic cations (Hg2+ and T P ) toward the cyclopropane ring is compared, and further evidence for the exclusive corner selectivity for Hg2+ is provided by isotope labeling. Cleavage of cyclopropyl derivative 1 with Hg(NO3)2, followed by KBr quenching, afforded the stable, rearranged organomercurial 3,  whose transmetalation has been studied. Whereas reaction of 3 with Pd(I1) afforded lactol 4,  treatment with MezCuLi resulted in the formation of cyclobutanol derivative (3 - 29);  analogous conjugate addition has also been accomplished (32 - 35). Similarly, the organomercurial 22, obtained from 21  as the major product on the Hg(I1)-mediated ringopening, reacted with MezCuLi or AlC13 to give the ring-closure product 21. These reactions representa novel method for the stereoselective construction of four- and three-membered rings. The stereochemistry of the key steps of these transformations has been established by using stereospecifically deuterated substrates lb, 3b, 21b, and 22b.

The cleavage of the fused-ring cyclopropane hydroxy derivative 1 by means of Hg^II is highly stereoselective and gives a rearranged organomercurial 3, transmetallation of which with Pd^II can be controlled by ligands to afford either lactol 4 or acid 8; the latter compound is formed via an intramolecular insertion of Pd into the C–H bond (6→7), as evidenced by isotopic labelling.

1,3,5-syn substituted cyclohexane based amino acids have been prepared and incorporated into synthetic peptides to serve as scaffold mimicking the Val-Tyr-Ile sequence of angiotensin II. The conformationally constrained tripeptide mimetic holds potential use as a γ-turn replacement.

Cyclic 12-, 13- and 14-membered ring angiotensin II analogues related to disulfides but encompassing methylenedithioether bridges have been prepared. The affinity data from these derivatives were compared to those from the disulfides. The methylenedithioether analogues displayed good binding affinities to rat liver AT₁ receptors although in most cases somewhat lower than their disulfide counterparts. One of the methylenedithioethers with a 13-membered ring system demonstrated the highest binding affinity among the thioethers. Theoretical conformational analysis of model compounds of the two series were performed suggesting a similarity between the disulfide and the corresponding methylenedithioether analogues and also between the ring size homologues. This analysis also suggested that some of the model compounds were prone to adopt inverse γ-turn conformations, which was further supported by use of NMR spectroscopy of the 12-membered ring analogue in the series. The easily executed methylenedithioether cyclization should constitute a valuable complement to the common disulfide methodology for fine-tuning and for probing the bioactive conformation of peptides.

The title compound (C₁₁H₁₁NS₂) is monoclinic:P2₁/c,a=15.200(4),b=14.644(4),c=10.098(3),Z=8. The structure was solved by direct methods, and refined to anR value of 0.047 with 2886 independent reflections. There are two nonequivalent molecules in the unit cell. BothS-methyl groups have different spatial orientation: the B-methyl group side-chain is approximately coplanar with the pyridine ring and turned to the ortho-position, but r-methyl group side-chain is turned over this ring. Both¹H and¹³C NMR spectra were assigned using 1D and 2D experiments. The NOE measurements are consistent with inter-proton distances from X-ray data.

A modular set of phosphite-oxazoline (P,N) ligands has been applied to the title reaction. Excellent ligands have been identified for a range of substrates, including previously challenging terminally disubstituted olefins, where we now have reached enantioselectivities of 99% for a range of substrates. The selectivity is best for minimally functionalized substrates with at least a moderate size difference between geminal groups. A DFT study has allowed identification of the preferred pathway. Computational prediction of enantioselectivities gave very good accuracy.

We describe the application of a new class of ligands -the phosphite-oxazole/imidazole (L1-L5a-g) in asymmetric intermolecular Pd-catalyzed Heck reactions under thermal and microwave conditions. These ligands combine the advantages of the oxazole/imidazole moiety with those of the phosphite moiety: they are more stable than their oxazoline counterparts, less sensitive to air and other oxidizing agents than phosphines and phosphinites, and easy to synthesize from readily available alcohols. The results indicate that activities, regio- and enantioselectivities, are highly influenced by the type of nitrogen donor group (oxazole or imidazole), the oxazole and biaryl-phosphite substituents and the axial chirality of the biaryl moiety of the ligand. By carefully selecting the ligand components, we achieved high activities, regio- (up to 99%) and enantioselectivities (up to 99%) using several triflate sources. Under microwave-irradiation conditions, reaction times were considerably shorter (from 24 h to 30 min) and regio- and enantioselectivities were still excellent.

The proton and carbon chemical shifts and the coupling constants (n)J(H,H) and (n)J(C,H) of thioquinanthrene and isothioquinanthrene were completely assigned from COSY, HETCOR and INEPT studies.

A number of tetrahydrofuran analogues of 2'-methylspiro[1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-3,4'-[1,3]dioxolane] ( 1) have been prepared with the aim to obtain information about the relative importance of each of the oxygens in 1 for efficacy and for selectivity. In addition, the dimethyl and deamethyl doguea of 1 &re prepared. The new compounds were compared to cis- and trans-1 with regard to their ability to displace (-)-[3H]-3-quinuclidinyl benzilate ((-)-[3H]QNB) from muscarinic receptors in cerebral cortex, heart, parotid gland, and urinary bladder from  guinea pigs. Functioinal studies were made on isolated guinea pig bladder and ileum. The new compounds exhibited both lower affmity and efficacy thancis-1.Aconformational studywasperformed,and the effects of steric and electronic factors on the biological activity of the compounds are discussed.

Conjugated dienes were transformed to synthetically useful 3,4-epoxy-3-nitro-1-alkenes via a nitroselenation-oxidation sequence.

Conjugated dienes were transformed to synthetically useful 3,4-epoxy-3-nitroalkenes via a nitroselenation-oxidation sequence.

BACKGROUND:

Negatively-charged polyhedral boron clusters can be easily halogenated with highly stable boron-halogen bonds and are promising in radionuclide diagnostics and cancer therapy.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The radio-iodination conditions for the closo-dodecaborate anion and for the conjugation of its labeled isothiocyanatobenzylammonio derivative to the monoclonal antibody (mAb) were optimized.

RESULTS:

The labeling yield was about 90% and the overall conjugation yield was 55-60%. The in vitro stability of the radio-iodinated mAb was good under physiological and non-physiological conditions. The immunoreactivity of the labeled mAb (SK-BR-3 cells) was retained in the one-pot two-step labeling.

CONCLUSION:

Negatively-charged polyhedral boron clusters can be used for indirect radio-iodination of mAbs.

This account discusses the progress made in the asymmetric hydrogenation of minimally functionalised terminal olefins as a new, alternative, sustainable and direct strategy for preparing enantioenriched hydrocarbons. It discusses the latest development in catalyst design, from the initial discovery of lanthanide catalytic precursors, through the use of transition-metal/diphosphine iminophosphorane precursors, to the successful iridium/P,N catalytic systems.

A range of 1,2,4-trisubstituted cyclohexadienes obtained from the Birch reaction were hydrogenated asymmetrically to produce synthetically valuable chiral compounds in high enantio- and diastereoselectivity.

The synthesis of N-aryl, N-tosyl, and N-alkyl pyrrolines from allyl alcohols and amines has been developed. The reaction sequence includes a palladium-catalyzed allylation step in which non-manipulated allyl alcohol is used to generate the diallylated amine in good to excellent yield. An excess of allyl alcohol was necessary for efficient diallylation of the amine, where the excess alcohol could be recycled three times. For aryl and tosyl amines, Pd[P(OPh)(3)](4) was used and for benzyl and alkyl amines a catalytic system comprising Pd(OAc)(2), (PBu3)-Bu-n, and BEt3 was used. Both the electronic properties and the steric influence of the amine affected the efficiency of the allylation. The isolated diallylated amines were transformed into their corresponding pyrrolines by ring-closing metathesis catalyzed by (H(2)IMes)(PCy3)Cl2RuCHPh in good to excellent yield. A one-pot reaction was developed in which aniline was transformed into the corresponding pyrroline without isolating the diallylated intermediate. This one-pot reaction was successfully scaled-up to 1 mL of aniline in which the N-phenyl pyrroline was isolated in 95% yield. The versatility of the reaction in which 3-methyl-1-phenyl pyrroline was prepared in two-steps was demonstrated.