amide carbeneinsertion into C–H bonds, yielding γ-lactams with 91% ee in up to 99% yield. This reaction uses a ruthenium(II) phenyl oxazoline (Ru(II)-Pheox) complex. The catalytic intramolecular carbenetransferreaction to the primary C–H bond proceeds rapidly and selectively compared to that with secondary C–H, benzylic secondary C–H, tert-C–H, or sp2C–H bonds in the presence of 1 mol % Ru(II)-Pheox