First example of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes as catalysts for kinetic resolution
Yumiko Suzuki,Kaori Yamauchi,Kazuyuki Muramatsu,Masayuki Sato
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 10/11/2004 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B411855C
Abstract
Chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes, which are derived from C2-symmetric 1,3-bis(1-arylethyl)imidazolium salts, catalyze enantioselective acylation of racemic secondary alcohols.
