Fig. 1: Reaction design for asymmetric migratory cross-electrophile coupling by radical π-system-independent 1,2-N-shift.

a Typical migratory cross-coupling enabled by “NiH-chain walking” (previous studies). b Typical 1,n-Imino radical shift (Frey-1990, Han-2021). c Our design: Migratory cross-coupling with Ni/CPA cooperative catalysis. d Previous studies to access optimally pure bioactive β-amino acid motifs (For example). e Enantioselective migratory cross-electrophile coupling via 1,2-N-shit (This work).