Palladium(II)-catalyzed dicarboxymethylation of chiral allylic alcohols: chirality transfer affording optically active diesters containing three contiguous chiral centers

Pd-catalyzed olefin dicarbonylation of chiral allylic alcohols with chirality transfer affords the chiral alcohol diesters contiguous chiral centers, in good to excellent diastereoselectivities (78-98%).