Substrate scope for the preparation of 4-pyrrolylmethylated products 8^a.

Entry	Ar	R	t (h)	Yieldb (%)	rrc
1	Ph	Ph	36	8a, 75	7 : 93
2	2-MeC6H4	Ph	36	8b, 74	7 : 93
3	3-MeC6H4	Ph	24	8c, 66	10 : 90
4	4-MeC6H4	Ph	96	8d, 67	18 : 82
5	4-PhC6H4	Ph	24	8e, 72	<5 : 95
6	2-FC6H4	Ph	24	8f, 54	<5 : 95
7	4-FC6H4	Ph	12	8g, 72	<5 : 95
8	4-ClC6H4	Ph	12	8h, 73	<5 : 95
9	2-Naphthyl	Ph	36	8i, 69	14 : 86
10d	2-Furyl	Ph	36	7j+8j, 70	20 : 80
11	2-Thienyl	Ph	36	8k, 60	26 : 74
12e	Ph	2-MeC6H4	36	8l, 73	<5 : 95
13	Ph	4-MeC6H4	12	8m, 62	18 : 82
14e	Ph	2-ClC6H4	36	8n, 67	<5 : 95
15	Ph	2-Furyl	36	7n, 76	>95 : 5
16	Ph	n-Butyl	48	7q, 45	>95 : 5

^aUnless noted otherwise, reactions were performed with 1,6-enyne 5 (0.2 mmol), imine 3 (0.1 mmol), Pd(allyl)Cp (10 mol%), PPh₃ (20 mol%), A3 (20 mol%) and 4 Å MS (40 mg) in degassed dry toluene (1.0 mL) at 70 °C under Ar.

^bYield of isolated pure product 8.

^crr = 7 : 8, determined by ¹H NMR analysis.

^dTotal yield of 7j and 8j, with 20 : 80 rr as inseparable isomers.

^eWith 1 : 1 dr for atropisomers.