The Pd-catalyzed hydrosilylation of norbornene with trichlorosilane using different chiral ferrocenyl ligands containing a phosphine and a pyrazole as donors was studied. Both steric and electronic factors affect stereoselectivity in this system. The combination of a sterically bulky pyrazole substituent with a pi-acidic phosphine leads to an enantioselectivity of >99.5% ee. Important substrate electronic effects on stereoselectivity were observed using para-substituted styrenes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.