A synthesis of new, chiral tricarbonyliron complexes (1, 2) from 1,3-cyclohexanedione and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione (dimedone) after their conversion to 1,3-diacetoxy-1,3-cyclohexadienes and complexation with Fe2(CO)9 is described. Ligand-exchange reactions of complexes 1,2 with PPh3 (A), (−)-P(OHC)∗(Me)-COOEt)3 ‘(−)-TEOCEOP’ (B) and and (−)-PPh2(OHC∗(Me)-COOEt) ‘LACTODIPPHOS’ (C) were accomplished in good yield. A new prospective chiral ligand for organoiron chemistry, derived from commercially available (S)-(−)-ethyl lactate, (−)-PPh2(OHC∗(Me)-COOEt) (C) was found. By means of ligand C, a diastereoisomeric mixture of the (1,3-diacetoxy-1,3-cyclohexadiene)Fe(Co)2PPh2(OHC∗(Me)-COOet) complex 1C (IC120 and1C160) was successfully separated.