At this juncture we turned our attention to the scope of alkenes. Different -substituted styrenes were tested and it was observed that steric hindrance doesn't affect reactivity in a pronounced manner (4a-4e ). Electron-withdrawing substituents such as -CF3 or -CN (4j, 4k) still afforded the desired ketone in good chemical yield. More importantly, a simple 1,3-diene (4f) was also a suitable substrate for this transformation. The use of an allyl silane led to what could be termed an "interrupted allylation", delivering a product (4h) where silicon is retained. The methodology was also applied with success to heterocyclic and more complex amides with a drug-like framework containing Lewis basic pyrimidine moieties (3w) or the late-stage functionalization of dehydrocholic acid (3x).