Screening of catalysts and reaction conditions for amination of allylic alcohols^a.

Entry	Catalyst	Au amount (mol%)	Solvent	Time (h)	Yieldb (%)
1	Ph3PAuCl	0.5	Dioxane	1.5	67 (85)c
2	3a	0.1	Dioxane	1.5	89
3	3b	0.1	Dioxane	4	90
4	3c	0.1	Dioxane	4	90
5	3d	0.1	Dioxane	1.5	95
6	3a	0.05	Dioxane	7	43
7	3b	0.05	Dioxane	20	38
8	3c	0.05	Dioxane	20	41
9	3d	0.05	Dioxane	1.5	91
10	3d	0.01	Dioxane	8	50
11	3d	0.05	MeCN	1.5	50
12	3d	0.05	MeNO2	3	75
13	3d	0.05	THF	3	Trace
14	3d	0.05	DMF	3	n.r.
15	3d	0.05	DMSO	3	n.r.
16	SBA-PPh2AuCl	0.5	Dioxane	1.5	73
17	PS-PPh2AuCl	0.5	Dioxane	1.5	78
18	AgOTf	0.1	Dioxane	1.5	n.r (29)c
19	2d	0.1	Dioxane	24	n.r

^aReaction conditions: 1 mmol trans-1,3-diphenyl-2-propen-1-ol, 2 mmol p-toluene sulfonamide, 1 : 1 cat. (mol% Au)/AgOTf, 2 mL solvent, argon atmosphere.

^bIsolated yield.

^cData in parentheses were yields avoiding light.