Synthesis of (+) or (-)-2-(8′-Diphenylphosphino-1′-naphthyl)oxazoline Ligands and Their Application in Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Reaction

We synthesized optically active 2-(8′-diphenylphosphino-1′-naphthyl)oxazoline ligands by palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of (trimethylsilyl)diphenylphosphine with 2-(8′-bromo-1′-naphthyl)oxazolines, which, in turn, were prepared from 8-bromo-1-naphthoyl chloride by the reaction with natural optical active amino alcohols. Pd-Catalyzed allylic alkylation reaction induced by these chiral ligands gave the allylic substituted products in high yields and moderate ee values.