A highly enantioselective synthesis of trisubstituted allenes has been achieved through Cu(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryldiazoalkanes and terminal alkynes with chiral bisoxazoline ligands. Alkynyl migratory insertion of Cu(I) carbene is proposed as the key step for the construction of axial chirality.
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