First Phosphite Ligand Based on ((4R,5S)‐5‐ (Hydroxymethyl)‐2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐dioxolan‐4‐yl)‐diphenylmethanol.

A new amidophosphite (PHO) having a chiral P-center is synthesized and successfully applied as chiral ligand in a Pd-catalyzed allylic sulfonylation [ (III)].