title: First example of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes as catalysts for kinetic resolution.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. suzuyumi@smail.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato