Enantioselective Intramolecular Reductive Heck Reaction with a Palladium/Monodentate Phosphoramidite Catalyst

A palladium‐catalyzed enantioselective reductive Heck reaction of enones using monodentate phosphoramidite ligands is described. α,α,α’,α’‐tetraaryl‐1,3‐dioxolane‐4,5‐dimethanol (TADDOL)‐based phosphoramidites with palladium(II) acetate, and N ‐methyl dicyclohexylamine as reducing agent gives the reductive Heck product in high yields and enantioselectivities of up to 90 %. The solvent plays an important role and in diethyl carbonate, the chemo‐ and enantioselectivity appeared to be the highest.