Asymmetric Carroll rearrangement of allyl (alpha)-acetamido-(beta)-ketocarboxylates catalysed by a chiral palladium complex

Asymmetric decarboxylative rearrangement (Carroll rearrangement) of allyl (alpha)-acetamido-(beta)-ketocarboxylates was catalysed by a palladium complex modified with a chiral phosphine ligand, giving optically active (gamma),(delta)-unsaturated (alpha)-aminoketones with up to 90% ee.