A pair of highly porous chiral metalâorganic frameworks (CMOFs 1 and 2) were constructed from [Cu2(carboxylate)4] secondary building units (SBUs) and chiral 3,3â²,6,6â²- or 4,4â²,6,6â²-tetra(benzoate) ligands derived from 1,1â²-binaphthyl-2,2â²-phosphoric acid. Both 1 and 2 were active catalysts for FriedelâCrafts reactions between indole and imines. Interestingly, the 1-catalyzed asymmetric reactions yielded the major enantiomers of the opposite chirality to those afforded by the corresponding homogeneous catalyst. Structural analyses and QM/MM calculations revealed that the flip of product handedness results from the chiral environment of CMOF-1 cavity, similar to enzymatic catalysis in which the product stereoselectivity is determined by the enzyme pocket.
一对高度多孔的手性
金属有机框架(CMOF 1 和 2)由 [Cu2(
羧酸盐) 4] 二级结构单元 (SBU) 和手性 3,3 , 6,6 或 4 构建而成,衍生自 1,1-联
萘-2,2-
磷酸的 4-,6,6-四(
苯甲酸酯)
配体。 1 和 2 都是
吲哚和
亚胺之间弗里德尔·克拉夫茨反应的活性催化剂。有趣的是,1-催化的不对称反应产生了与相应均相催化剂所提供的手性相反的主要对映体。结构分析和QM/MM计算表明,产物旋向性的翻转是由CMOF-1空腔的手性环境引起的,类似于酶催化中产物的立体选择性由酶袋决定。