Amido- and aminophosphites and hydrospirophosphoranes can be used as ligand
s in the Pd-catalyzed allylation of ethyl malonate with ethyl (3-phenylprop
-2-enyl) carbonate. Bidentate ligands (RO)(2)P-O(CH2)(n)-NR ' (2) (n = 2 an
d 3) were found to be the most effective ligands.