Used as a chiral N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursor in asymmetric catalysis, enabling highly enantioselective transformations such as C–C bond formations and hydrogenations. Its sterically tuned, chiral environment makes it effective in transition metal complexes for catalyzing reactions with high stereocontrol, particularly in pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis where optical purity is critical. Also employed in organocatalytic systems for ring-opening, cycloaddition, and desymmetrization reactions.