A series of chiral phosphoramidite ligands with 1,1-binaphthyl skeleton have been used in palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenylallyl acetate, which afford substituted products in excellent yields (up to 100 %) and good enantiometric excesses (up to 83 % ee).
Keywords: Asymmetric synthesis, allylic alkylation, phosphoramidite, palladium, catalyst, complex