Table 1. Allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-enyl acetate (2) with dimethyl malonate and p5 or p(5-co-8) as ligand.

No.	Ligand	Pd,* mol%	Temp., °C	Time, hr	Yield,† %	ee,‡ %
1	(+)-p5	25	40	1	91§	6.4
2	(+)-p5	10	25	3	85§	4.7
3	(+)-p5	5	25	6	87§	6.4
4	(+)-p5	2	25	150	20	5.8
5	(+)-p(5-co-8)	10	25	4.5	83§	38
6	(+)-p(5-co-8)	25	25	1	84§	44
7	(+)-p(5-co-8)	25	0	16	99	60
8	(+)-p(5-co-8)	25	-10	64	72	55

Reaction was in CH₂Cl₂,[Pd]/[repeating units] = 1:1.2.

^*Based on substrate 2.

^†Yields of isolated product.

^‡Determined by ¹H-NMR in the presence of 20 mol % of the chiral shift reagent [Eu(hfc)₃], hfc = 3-(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethylene)-d-camphorate. All products were (R)-configured (determined by comparison with ref. 28).

^§Quantitative conversion according to TLC.