title: Emerging strategies in sustainable fine-chemical synthesis: asymmetric catalysis by metal nanoparticles.
abstract: The combination of chiral- and nano-technologies is potentially one of the most promising strategies for "green" catalytic conversions aimed at fine-chemical production. This paper reviews the most representative examples and highlights recent achievements in the field of enantioselective processes catalyzed by metal nanoparticles (MNPs), with a view to the potential of the methodology and future perspectives. Applications are described according to the nanocatalyst type used, either liquid-phase suspensions or solid-supported systems. The focus is on the design of the catalysts, their preparation and characterization, applications in catalysis and mechanistic studies.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organo Metallici-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. pierluigi.barbaro@iccom.cnr.it
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barbaro
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dal Santo
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liguori
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry; D008280:Magnetics; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D008823:Micelles; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon