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A new chiral monodentate ligand, 8-diphenylphosphino-8'-methoxy-1,1'-b
inaphthyl (8-MeO-MOP), was used for palladium-catalyzed reduction of a
llylic carbonates with formic acid. Various methylcarbonates of 3,3'-d
isubstituted allylic alcohols were converted to the corresponding opti
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