Abstract
4, 4-Dimethyl-1-phenylpenta-1,2-diene (1-phenyl-3-t-butylallene) (2) has been prepared by a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between either in situ prepared 4,4-dimethylpenta-1,2-dienylzinc chloride and iodobenzene (Route A) or 1-bromo-4,4-dimethylpenta-1,2-diene and phenylzinc chloride (Route B). Several palladium complexes with known chiral phosphine, phosphine-amine and diphosphine ligands were used as chiral catalysts. The highest enantiomeric excess
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