Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Forming Alkene Aminoaroylation of Unsaturated Hydrazones and Sulfonamides.

The first example of a Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed ring-forming alkene aminoaroylation of unsaturated hydrazones and sulfonamides is described. This protocol features the use of diaryliodonium salts as both oxidants and aryl sources, thus enabling mild reaction conditions, good chemoselectivity, a broad substrate scope, and high functional group tolerance. A wide range of synthetically and biologically important functionalized dihydropyrazoles and isoxazolidines have been obtained in good yields.