Jo. Baeg et al., REGIOSPECIFIC AND STEREOSPECIFIC PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CYCLOADDITION OFAZETIDINES AND CARBODIIMIDES, Journal of organic chemistry, 60(1), 1995, pp. 253-256
Azetidines react with carbodiimides in the presence of bis(benzonitril
e)palladium dichloride to form tetrahydropyrimidin-2-imines in 64-97%
yields. The reaction is both regio- and stereospecific, the cycloaddit
ion occurring with retention of configuration of the carbon centers be
aring the substituent groups.