title: Carbohydrate-based N-heterocyclic carbenes for enantioselective catalysis.
abstract: Versatile syntheses of C2-linked and C2-symmetric carbohydrate-based imidazol(in)ium salts from functionalised amino-carbohydrate derivatives are reported. The novel NHCs were ligated to [Rh(COD)Cl]2 and evaluated in Rh-catalysed asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones with good yields and promising enantioselectivities.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK. john.bower@bris.ac.uk m.c.galan@bris.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Galan