A chiral ferrocenylphosphine–palladium catalyst effects a highly selective kinetic resolution (kS/kR= 14) of racemic allyl acetates such as 1-[(E)-styryl]-2-methylpropyl acetate in asymmetric allylic alkylation.
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Hayashi et al. (1986) studied this question.