First example of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes as catalysts for kinetic resolution.
Chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes, which are derived from C2-symmetric 1,3-bis(1-arylethyl)imidazolium salts, catalyze enantioselective acylation of racemic secondary alcohols.
Suzuki
Yumiko
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. suzuyumi@smail.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
Yamauchi
Kaori
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Muramatsu
Kazuyuki
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Sato
Masayuki
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