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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
Volume 245, Issue 1, Pages 173-183Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2006.10.006
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asymmetric heterogeneous catalyst; SiO2-supported Cu-BOX complex; surface functionalization with achiral organic molecules; asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction; amplification of enantioselectivity
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Novel SiO2-supported chiral Cu-bis(oxazoline) (BOX) complexes for asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions were prepared by combining metalcomplex immobilization with surface functionalization using achiral silane-coupling reagents on SiO2. We found that the surface functionalization of a SiO2-supported Cu-BOX catalyst with achiral 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane dramatically increased enantioselectivity in the asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone. The Cu-BOX complexes on bare and functionalized SiO2 surfaces were characterized by XAFS, ESR, FT-IR, UV/vis, and Si-29 solid-state MAS NMR. The large increase in enantioselectivity by achiral surface species without chiral center may be due to a glue effect, creating a new chiral ensemble structure at the surface. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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