Abstract: The subject invention provides a method of preparing an allylic amine having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, linear or branched chain alkyl, aryl, etc.; wherein each alkyl or arylalkyl if present is independently unsubstituted or substituted by fluoro, cyano, nitro, linear or branched chain acyl, dialkylamino, etc.; wherein each aryl if present is independently unsubstituted or substituted by fluoro, cyano, nitro, linear or branched chain alkyl, arylmercapto, etc.; and wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 optionally is covalently bonded linking pairwise a suitable atom from each to form from 0 to about 10 rings, wherein each ring contains between about four and about twelve atoms, using disubstituted sulfur diimides prepared in situ. Also provided are methods of preparing cyclic allylic amines in which allylic double bonds are endocyclic and exocyclic.