title: Organotextile catalysis.
abstract: Throughout human history, textiles have been integral to daily life, but their exploration in catalysis has been rare. Herein, we show a facile and permanent immobilization of organocatalysts on the textile nylon using ultraviolet light. The catalyst and the textile material require no chemical modification for the immobilization. All of the prepared textile-immobilized organocatalysts (a Lewis basic, a Brønsted acidic, and a chiral organocatalyst) display excellent stability, activity, and recyclability for various organic transformations. Very good enantioselectivity (>95:5 enantiomeric ratio) can be maintained for more than 250 cycles of asymmetric catalysis. Practical and straightforward applications of textile organocatalysis may be beneficial for various fields by offering inexpensive and accessible functionalized catalytic materials.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
authors.forename: Ji-Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mayer-Gall
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Opwis
authors.forename: Choong Eui
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jochen Stefan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gutmann
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: List