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Chem. Commun., 2009, 7303 - 7305, DOI: 10.1039/b916250j


A supramolecular hydrogel as a reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the direct aldol reaction

Francisco Rodríguez-Llansola, Juan F. Miravet and Beatriu Escuder


An L-proline based supramolecular hydrogel is used as an efficient heterogeneous organocatalyst for the direct aldol reaction with high stereoselectivity (up to 90% ee) and recyclability (up to 3 runs). The reversible nature of this self-assembled supramolecular system allows for easy recovery and regeneration of the catalyst.

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