Sequential reaction of prochiral (η6-arene)Cr(CO)3 complexes with chiral amide bases and electrophiles yielded planar chiral complexes. Benzaldehyde acetal and phenyl carbamate complexes gave o-substituted products with 64 to 81% enantiomeric excess. With the benzaldehyde acetal complex, competitive benzylic deprotonation occurred. Enantiomeric purity of the substituted carbamate complexes could be increased to > 90% ee by fractional crystallization. The racemate crystallized selectively, leaving the enantiomerically enriched complex in solution.