Main observation and conclusion
A highly enantioselective 2,3-allenylation of acyclic and cyclic α-imino carboxylates via a synergistic bimetallic Pd/Cu catalysis with the same commercially available (R,Rp)-iPr-FOXAP (also as Phosferrox,(R,R)-[2-(4'-i-propyloxazolin-2'-yl)ferrocenyl]diphenyl phosphine)ligand for both metals affording optically active 2,3-butadienyl α-amino acid derivatives in high to excellent yields with excellent en-antioselectivities has been developed.