under mild conditions. Hydroacylations between homoallylic sulfides, containing a substrate-
bound directing group, and salicylaldehyde derivatives occur in the presence of a spiro-
phosphoramidite ligand,(R)-SIPHOS-PE, to give α-branched ketones in> 20: 1 selectivity
and up to 97% ee. Our conditions are also applicable to the asymmetric intermolecular
hydroacylation of 1, 2-disubstituted olefins.