Xiaoyan Qian, Pengfei Ji, Chang He, Jean-Olivier Zirimwabagabo, Michelle M. Archibald, Andrew A. Yeagley, and Jason J. Chruma*
A palladium-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylative allylic alkylation of allyl 2,2-diphenylglycinate imines using (S,S)-f-binaphane as a chiral supporting ligand has been developed. This transformation allows for decarboxylative generation and enantioselective allylation of nonenolate α-imino (2-azaallyl anions) to afford α-aryl homoallylic imines.