title: Chiral catalysis in nanopores of mesoporous materials.
abstract: This article reviews the recent progress made in asymmetric catalysis in the nanopores of mesoporous materials and periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs). Some examples of chiral catalysts within the nanopores show improved catalytic performance compared to homogeneous catalysts. The factors including the confinement effect, the properties of the linkages and the microenvironment in nanopores, which affect the activity and enantioselectivity of asymmetric catalysis in nanopores, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, 116023, China. canli@dicp.ac.cn
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huidong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qihua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D005029:Ethylenediamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D005029:Ethylenediamines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; C090577:N,N'-bis(salicylideneamino)ethane-manganese(II)