K. Fuji et al., Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation with a chiral monodentate phosphine ligand: 8-diphenylphosphino-8 '-methoxy-1,1 '-binaphthyl, SYNLETT, (3), 2000, pp. 351-352
A chiral monodentate phosphine 3 is shown to be an efficient ligand for pal
ladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation. Reactions of racemic allyli
c acetates 4 and 6 with malonates in the presence of (R)-3 and [Pd(eta(3)-C
3H5)Cl](2) gave (R)-5 and (S)-7 in 99% ee and 91% ee, respectively.