Table 2.

Amidine Synthesis Using Primary Amines.^a

entry	primary amines	4-pentenyl-amidines		yield [%]b
1			9	≥95
2			10	90
3			11	73
4			12	76
5			13	67
6			14	85c
7			15	78d
8			16	54
9			17	52

^aAll reactions utilized ynamide 6, 5.0 mol % Pd(PPh₃)₄, 1.0 equiv K₂CO₃, 3.0 equiv RNH₂, THF [conc = 0.05 M], 65 °C, 5–8 h.

^bIsolated yields.

^c1.0 equiv of amine was used.

^dReaction time was 24 h.