Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation of Imines with Allyl Alcohols

A catalytic system, Pd(OAc)2 (10 mol %)−P(n-Bu)3 (20 mol %)−Et3B (360 mol %), promotes allylic alcohols to undergo the allylation of anisidine−imines of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and furnishes homoallylamines in good to moderate yields. The reaction shows unique stereoselectivity, giving anti-isomers selectively.