Conformational Control in Dirhodium(II) Paddlewheel Catalysts Supported by Chalcogen-Bonding Interactions for Stereoselective Intramolecular C–H Insertion Reactions

D2-symmetric dirhodium(II) carboxylate catalysts that bear axially chiral binaphthothiophene δ-amino acid derivatives have been developed. Conformational control is supported through chalcogen-bonding interactions between sulfur and oxygen atoms in each ligand, providing well-defined and uniform asymmetric environments around the catalytically active Rh(II) centers. These structural properties make such complexes asymmetric catalysts for the...