Enaminones via ruthenium-catalyzed coupling of thioamides and α-diazocarbonyl compounds.

Enaminones can be prepared via the Rh2(OAc)4-catalyzed coupling of α-diazocarbonyl compounds with thioamides. However, rhodium is the most expensive and least abundant among the dominant precious metals used for catalysis. Furthermore, a very limited substrate scope is known for the intermolecular rhodium catalyzed coupling reaction.