A new β-aminophosphane L 2 [Ph 2 PCH 2 CH(Ph)NH(2,6-C 6 H 3 iPr 2 )], bearing an asymmetric carbon atom and a vicinal prochiral nitrogen centre and (η 3 -allyl)palladium complexes of general formula [Pd(η 3 -C 3 H 4 R){η 2 -Ph 2 PCH 2 CH-(Ph)NHAr}][PF 6 ] (1−6) (R = H, Me or Ph and Ar = Ph or 2,6-C 6 H 3 iPr 2 ) have been synthesised. NMR spectroscopic studies and a crystal structure analysis of complex 6 (R = Ph, Ar = 2,6-C 6 H 3 iPr 2 ) confirmed the highly diastereoselective coordination of the nitrogen atom. Because of the allyl fluxionality and the presence of asymmetric centres, all the complexes exist in solution as mixtures of up to four diastereomers. For the monosubstituted allyl complexes [Pd(η 3 -C 3 H 4 R){Ph 2 PCH 2 CH(Ph)NHAr}][PF 6 ] (3−6, R = Me or Ph) only cis/trans-P and endo/exo isomers with syn-oriented allyl substituents have been observed in solution. The diastereom-