A highly efficient kinetic resolution of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts achieved by N-Ar axially chiral Pd-complexes catalyzed asymmetric allylation.

Palladium complexes with an axially chiral N-Ar framework have been developed. These complexes showed high stereoselectivities in asymmetric allylic arylation to achieve the kinetic resolution of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts, affording up to 99% ee of (E)-allylation products and 92% ee of recovered Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts.