An efficient reductive Claisen rearrangement, catalyzed by in situ generated copper hydride and stoichiometric in diethoxymethylsilane, has been developed. Yields of up to 95 % with good to excellent diastereoselectivities were observed in this reaction. Mechanistic studies showed that the stereospecific rearrangement proceeded via a chair transition state of (E)-silyl ketene acetals as intermediates and not via the copper enolates.

Thin film nanocomposite loaded with milled polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes achieved 29%, 47% and 9% increment in CO2 permeance, CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivity respectively compared to its thin film composite counterpart.

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