Abstract Two new bis-imidazolinium salts (4a, 4b) have been synthesized as precursors of N- heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) from the commercially available (R)-2, 2′-dihydroxy-1, 1′- binaphthalene. The two bis-imidazolinium salts were used as efficient precursor of NHC ancillary ligands in the palladium-catalyzed Heck reaction. Good to excellent yields and high stereoselectivities were obtained with ethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, and acrylamide as ...