title: Direct observation of enantioselective synergism at trimetallic centers.
abstract: [structure: see text] [structure: see text] New oligomeric chiral macrocyclic ligands have been synthesized using an efficient self-assembly method. High enantioselective cooperativity in the catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions was directly observed using the conceptually novel chiral multinuclear complex catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA. gaoj2@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Ralph A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Zingaro
authors.forename: Joseph H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Reibenspies
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Martell