Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 673-675.

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Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reactions on Heterogeneous Bifunctional Catalyst

ZHONG Lin1, XIAO Jianliang1,2, LI Can1*   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
  • Received:2007-08-25 Online:2007-08-25 Published:2011-08-19

Abstract: A heterogeneous bifunctional catalyst was synthesized by incorporating chiral amine and acid groups into silica. This catalyst showed modest reactivity and enantioselectivity (up to 60%ee) for the direct asymmetric aldol reactions. It is suggested that the suitable incorporation between the amine and the acid groups in the bifunctional solid catalyst is crucial for the reactivity and the chiral induction of the reactions.

Key words: asymmetric catalysis, aldol reaction, bifunctional catalyst, inorganic-organic material