Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propeny
l acetate (8a) with a dimethyl malonate-BSA-LiOAc system has bren successfu
lly carried out in the presence ol novel chiral phosphine-oxazinane ligands
such as 5b in good yields with good enantioselectivities (up to 95% eel. (
C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.