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. 2021 Sep 29;60(44):23625–23629. doi: 10.1002/anie.202111017

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

A) First example of ambiphilic ammonia activation by the geometrically constrained phosphine I to give II. B) Activation of ammonia by III via cooperative addition along a P−N bond forming IV, and its isomerization to afford V (Dipp=2,6‐ i Pr‐C6H3).