Abstract
Chiral 1,3,2-diazaphospholidine with pseudodipeptide substituents was prepared. This asymmetric inducer provided up to 84% ee in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate with dimethyl malonate, and up to 53% ee in the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of (Z)-methyl 2-acetamido-3-phenylacrylate.
Graphical Abstract
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