Dehydration of beta-hydroxy amide 5, generated by condensation of (S)-
(+)-valinol with ferrocenoyl chloride, gives (S)-2-ferrocenyl-4-(1-met
hylethyl)oxazoline 7. This is employed in the synthesis of ylphosphino
)ferrocenyl]-4-(1-methylethyl)oxazoline 8 and the corresponding (S)-(R
) diastereoisomer 9; a complementary pair of ligands for use in asymme
tric catalysis.