Synthesis of Allenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Transfer Reactions:  Propargylic Amines as an Allenyl Anion Equivalent NakamuraHiroyuki KamakuraTakaya IshikuraMakoto BiellmannJean- François 2004 Synthesis of allenes has been achieved by using palladium-catalyzed hydrogen-transfer reactions. Various propargylic amines, which were readily prepapred from iodobenzenes and propargylic amines by Sonogashira coupling reaction, underwent the hydrogen-transfer reaction in the presence of Pd<sub>2</sub>dba<sub>3</sub>·CHCl<sub>3</sub>/(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>P catalyst at 100 °C in dioxane for 24 h, giving the corresponding allenes in 43−99% yields. Various propargylic alcohols containing a propargylic aminomethyl group, synthesized by the addition of lithium acetylides of <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-diisopropylprop-2-ynylamine to aldehydes and a ketone, also underwent the hydrogen-transfer reaction in the presence of Pd<sub>2</sub>dba<sub>3</sub>·CHCl<sub>3</sub> catalyst and (C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>P at 80 °C in dioxane, giving the corresponding allenes in 56−92% yields. In the current transformation, propargylic amines can be handled as an allenyl anion equivalent and introduced into various electrophiles to be transformed into allenes under palladium-catalyzed conditions.