Allylic amidation. An investigation of nitrosocarbonylmethane for direct allylic functionalization of olefins

Nitrosocarbonylmethane reacts with a variety of olefins $\text{via}$ an ene pathway, yielding N-substituted hydroxamic acid products in a preparatively useful reaction. With unsymmetrical olefins, observed regiochemical preferences can be rationalized by a mechanism involving electrophilic addition of nitrogen to the olefin.