We have established that a cationic rhodium(I)/(R,R)-QuinoxP* complex catalyzes the highly enantioselective direct intermol. hydroacylation of ホア-substituted acrylamides with unfunctionalized aliph. aldehydes to yield the corresponding ホウ-ketoamides, e.g. (+)-PhCH2CH2COCH2CHMeCONPh2, in high yields with excellent ee values. [on SciFinder(R)]