Chiral NHC Ligands for Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis Under Aerobic Conditions: the Importance of Conformational Flexibility and Steric Hindrance of NHC Ligand on Reactivity
of chiral NHC−Au−Cl complexes, bearing sterically encumbered NHC ligands, has been accessed by merging anilines with commercially available chiral aminoalcohols and amines. Evaluation of the catalytic activity in enantioselective allenol cyclization has pointed out the importance of the steric hindrance and conformationalflexibility of the NHC core for reactivity. Ion metathesis between NHC−Au−Cl