Chemical Name: | 2-Imidazolidinone, 1,5-dimethyl-4-phenyl-, (4R,5S)- |
CAS Number: | 92841-65-1 |
Product Number: | AG003BWY(AGN-PC-0ONG49) |
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Molecular Formula: | C11H14N2O |
Molecular Weight: | 190.24166 |
(4R,5S)-()-1,5-Dimethyl-4-phenyl-2-imidazolidinone is a versatile chiral building block commonly used in chemical synthesis due to its unique stereochemical properties. This compound plays a crucial role in asymmetric catalysis, particularly in the construction of complex organic molecules with high enantioselectivity. It serves as an efficient catalyst in various reactions such as asymmetric cycloadditions, nucleophilic additions, and oxidative coupling reactions, enabling the synthesis of chiral drugs, natural products, and advanced materials. The presence of both a phenyl group and an imidazolidinone moiety in its structure imparts specific steric and electronic properties, making it an essential reagent in the development of new synthetic methodologies and the preparation of optically pure compounds.