A highly enantioselective allylation of oximes of alpha-ketoesters is described with phenyl substituted chiral bis(oxazoline) as external ligand of allylzinc reagents. This method provides an efficient and convenient access to N-benzyloxy allylglycine, allylglycine and chain substituted variants with high enantiomeric purities. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd