Positive effects of the polymeric support on the performance of supported chiral catalysts, in
terms of activity, stability and selectivity–enantioselectivity, have been reported when the …

Macromolecular self‐assembly (MSA) has been an active and fruitful research field since the
1980s, especially in this new century, which is promoted by the remarkable developments in …

Developing eco-friendly chiral organocatalysts with the combined advantages of
homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous processes is greatly desired. In this work, a …

l-Proline moieties bound to a thermoresponsive polymer nanoreactor efficiently directed the
asymmetric aldol reaction in water with excellent yields and enantioselectivity (ee). The …

Exploring and controlling chemical reactions in compartments opens new platforms for
designing bioinspired catalysts and energy-autonomous systems. Aqueous polymer …

Site isolation, compartmentalization and substrate specificity are a few of the characteristics
responsible for the catalytic efficiency demonstrated by enzymes in natural systems. In …

In living organisms, enzyme catalysis takes place in aqueous media with extraordinary
spatiotemporal control and precision. The mechanistic knowledge of enzyme catalysis and …

Design and synthesis of pH responsive polymeric materials has become an important
subject in academia as well as in industrial field in recent years due to their applications in …

The manipulation and tunability of self-assembled block copolymers through external stimuli
present an attractive strategy to develop smart polymer-based nanoreactors as supports for …

Amino acids constitute one of Nature's most important building blocks. Their remarkably
diverse properties (hydrophobic/hydrophilic character, charge density, chirality, reversible …