Iridium‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation using Chiral Phosphoramidite Ligand Bearing an Amide Moiety

New chiral phosphoramidites with an amide moiety were used for iridium‐catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reactions. The best results were obtained with a ligand bearing an oxazolidinone moiety. The reaction of cinnamyl acetate with diethyl sodiomalonate without the use of lithium chloride gave the branched product with 94% ee.