Chiral rhodium (I) chelates containing a seven-membered ring are well-known active catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of amino acid precursors. A high conformational flexibility allows their enantioselectivity to be strongly influenced by modifiers. Now we show the nature of the counter-ions to have a large influence in apolar solvents. In addition, the presence of micelle forming alkyl polyglycosides as amphiphiles causes a remarkable ...