Heterobidentate sulfide-tertiary amine ligands incorporating
1,2-aminothioethers derived from ephedrine and pseudoephedrine have
been prepared and used successfully in the palladium-catalysed asymmetric
allylic substitution reaction, giving ees of up to 89%.
The stereoelectronic effects operating in the reactions are discussed.
ephedrine - heterobidentate ligands - allylic
substitution