Enantiopure dendritic polyoxometalate frameworks were prepared by assembling chiral dendritic amines and acidic POM units. The solution CD, UV/Vis and vibrational CD investigations, and the efficiency of these hybrids in the asymmetric oxidation of thioanisole to sulfoxide (14 % ee), indicate significant induced optical activity in the POM cluster. Despite the modest ee, the present reaction confirms a chirality transfer to the POM unit

A low-cost, modular, and easily scalable multicomponent procedure affording access in good yields and excellent selectivity (up to 93%) to a wide range of (a)chiral unsymmetrical 1-aryl-3-cycloalkyl-imidazolium salts is disclosed. Electronic and steric properties of the corresponding unsymmetrical unsaturated N-heterocyclic carbene (U2-NHC) ligands were evaluated and evidenced strong electron donor ability, high steric discrimination, and modular steric demand.