Abstract: The general characteristics of asymmetric catalytic allylation are analyzed in terms of the properties of the allyl acetate substrates and of the putative (*-allyl) palladium (II) intermediates. After examining the diastereomeric equilibria of a series of [Pd (chiral diphosphine)(chiral*-allyl)]+ complexes, it was established that anti-disposed*-allyl substituents are the major source of discrimination and that aryl substituents cause an ...
