β-Chloroacroleins reacted readily with lactams and several heteroarylamines (aminopyridines, aminoquinoline and azoles) under standard Buchwald-Hartwig amination conditions. Both Pd(OAc)2/Binap or Pd(OAc)2/Xantphos were efficient catalytic systems in the presence of Cs2CO3 as base.
palladium catalysis - amination - lactams - aminopyridines - azoles