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A Cr(salen)-based metal-organic framework as a versatile catalyst for efficient asymmetric transformations

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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 52, Issue 89, Pages 13167-13170

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06019f

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  1. 973 Program [2014CB932102, 2012CB8217]
  2. Shanghai Eastern Scholar Program
  3. [NSFC-21371119]
  4. [21431004]
  5. [21401128]
  6. [21522104]
  7. [SSTC-14YF1401300]

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A porous Cr(salen)-MOF can serve as an efficient and effective heterogeneous catalyst for a series of important asymmetric transformations including the Nazarov cyclization, aminolysis reaction, and Diels-Alder and hetero Diels-Alder reactions, resulting in comparable or superior diastereo- or enantioselectivity with respect to the corresponding homogeneous systems.

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