Aseries of 1,1'-spirobiindane-7,7'-diol (SPINOL)a nalogues bearing a2 ,2'-dimethyl-, cyclopentyl-, or cyclohexylfused ring weres ynthesized, and their distinct structural features were elucidated by X-ray crystallography. On the basis of these scaffolds,c hiral monophosphoramidite ligands 6am were synthesized,w hich demonstrated excellent enantioselectivity in Rh I -catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of a dehydro amino acid methyl ester.L igands 6a-m were also successfully applied in the Rh I -catalyzed enantioselective [4+ +2] cycloaddition of a,b-unsaturated imines with isocyanates,w hicha fforded the corresponding pyrimidinones in good yields (60-92 %) with high enantioselectivities (75-92 % ee).Scheme1.a) Synthesisofc hiral 2,2'-dimethylspirobiindanediols. b) Synthesis of chiral cyclopentyl-or cyclohexyl-fusedspirobiindanediols. Conditions: i) NaH (3.0 equiv),T HF,08C, 1h,t hen MeI (3.0 equiv), 0 8C!RT;ii) PPA, 105 8C, 6h;iii) nBuLi (3.0 equiv), THF, À78 8C, 1h;i v) BBr 3 (2.5 equiv), CH 2 Cl 2 , À78 8C!RT,12h; v) optical resolution by semipreparative HPLC on ac hiralcolumn.