Functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilicas: Hierarchical and chiral materials

Abstract

The integration of organic and inorganic fragments within the pore walls of the periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) represents one of the recent breakthroughs in material science. The resulting PMOs are promising materials for applications in such areas as catalysis, adsorption, separation and drug-delivery. We summarize here the recent progress made in the synthesis of PMOs with hierarchical structures and large functional groups, with special emphasis on the chiral mesoporous organosilicas and their potential applications as novel chiral solids in heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis.periodic mesoporous organosilicas, chiral, hierarchical

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Keto Esters Catalyzed by Ruthenium Species Supported on Porous Organic Polymer

“…So far various materials have been employed as the supporting materials, such as silica, [5,6] dendrimers, [7,8] polymers, [9] nanoparticles [10] and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). [11,12] Recently, the emergence of porous organic polymers (POPs) provides a new platform for the heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis.…”