Widely used as a chiral N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursor in asymmetric catalysis. It plays a key role in enantioselective transformations, particularly in the synthesis of complex organic molecules requiring high stereochemical control. Commonly employed in transition metal catalysis, such as palladium- and rhodium-catalyzed reactions, where it helps achieve high enantioselectivity in C–C and C–heteroatom bond formations. Its bulky chiral substituents enhance stereoselectivity, making it valuable in pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis. Also used in organocatalytic reactions and as a ligand scaffold in the development of new chiral catalysts.