“…1-(4'-Fluorophenyl)-1-phenylethanol (15 g):[52] Pale yellow oil; R f = 0.57 (hexane/AcOEt 7:3); t r (GC) = 9.29 min; HPLC (AD, UV 217 nm, hexane/2-propanol 99:1, flow 0.8 mL min À1 ): t r (1st) = 37.9, t r (2nd) =39.4 min; [a] D = À4.9 (c = 1.06, CHCl 3 ; er 1st/2nd 92:8; 1 H NMR: d = 1.92 (s, 3 H; CH 3 ), 2.15 (s, 1 H; OH), 6.95-7.0, 7.20-7.40 ppm (2 m, 5 H, 4 H; ArH); 13 C NMR: d = 31.0, 75.8, 114.8 (d, 2 JA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G (C,F) = 20.9 Hz), 125.7 (2 C), 127.1 (2 C), 127.6 (d, 3 JA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G (C,F) = 7.7 Hz), 128.2 (2 C), 143.8 (d, 4 JA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G (C,F) = 3.3 Hz), 147.7, 161.7 ppm (d, 1 JA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G (C,F) = 244.8 Hz); IR (film): ñ = 3431 (OH), 1518 cm À1 (C=CH); MS (EI): m/z (%): 216 (5) [M] + , 201 (100). General procedure for the enantioselective allylation of acetophenone (12 a): A solution of [PdA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G (PPh 3 ) 4 ] (11.5 mg, 0.01 mmol, 0.01 equiv), either allyl carbonate (21 a, 0.43 mL, 3 mmol, 3 equiv) or cynnamyl acetate (21 b, 1.0 mL, 6 mmol, 6 equiv), and diethylzinc (1.1 m in toluene, 8.2 mL, 9 mmol, 9 equiv) was stirred at 70 8C for 16 h in a pressure tube under an argon atmosphere.…”