The hydrozirconation of alkynes with zirconocene hydro-chloride and the dimethylzinc-mediated addition of

alkenylzirconocenes to diphenylphosphinoyl imines can be greatly accelerated with microwave irradiation, resulting in a convenient and rapid one-pot process for the preparation of synthetically useful allylic mines.

Peter Wipf,  Jelena Janjic  and Corey R. J. StephensonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 15260, USA.E-mail:pwipf@pitt.edu; Fax: 1-412-624-0787; Tel: 1-412-624-8606Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261,USACenter for Chemical Methodologies & Library Development, University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAReceived 23rd December 2003, Accepted 19th January 2004First published as an Advance Article on the web 28th January 2004