Chiral 2′-(4 ″, 5 ″-dihydro-2 ″-oxazolyl)-6′-(1-hydroxyalkyl) pyridines were grafted via ester-linkages directly to cross-linked polystyrene and to polyethyleneglycol-containing resins TentaGel and ArgoGel functionalized with carboxylic acid groups or via spacers containing a carboxylic acid group. The polymeric ligands were used in the palladium- catalyzed substitution of rac-1, 3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethyl malonate. The ...