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An enantioselective, catalytic trichloromethylation of 2-acyl imidazoles and 2-acylpyridines is reported. Several products are formed with enantiomeric excess of ≥99%. In this system, a chiral iridium complex serves a dual function, as a catalytically active chiral Lewis acid and simultaneously as a precursor for an in situ assembled visible-light-triggered photoredox catalyst.
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