Oxidative addition into cyclopropylimines gives a metalloenamine intermediate similar to oxidative addition to cyclopropylketones giving alkylmetalloenolates. These intermediates can also reaction with alpha-beta unsaturated ketones to give disubstituted cyclopentane products following reductive elimination.
With rhodium, the intermediate metalloenamine reacts with tethered alkynes. and alkenes to give cyclized products such as pyrroles and cyclohexenones, respectively.