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recyclable asymmetric metal-based catalyst is a rare entity among the vast collection of asymmetriccatalysts developed so far. Recently we found that the combination of a self-assembling metal-based asymmetriccatalyst and multiwalled carbonnanotubes (MWNTs) produced a highly active and recyclable catalyst in which the catalytically active metal complex was dispersed in the MWNT network. Herein we