Synthesis of β-Amino Acid Derivatives by Nickel(0)-mediated Sequential Addition of Carbon Dioxide and Dibenzoyldiazene onto Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Abstract
A stoichiometric amount of nickel(0) complex mediated the aminative carboxylation of unsaturated hydrocarbons through oxidative cyclization with carbon dioxide followed by insertion of dibenzoyldiazene into the carbon–nickel bond, giving β-amino acid derivatives.