title: Enantioselective acylation of secondary alcohols catalyzed by chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The synthetic utility of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes, which have been used mainly in transition metal-catalyzed reactions as a ligand, was demonstrated by the enantioselective acylation of secondary alcohols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruoka