Homochiral Metal−Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis

Homochiral crystallizations of two enantiomeric metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) Ce−MDIP1 and Ce−MDIP2 were achieved by using l- or d-BCIP as chiral inductions, respectively, where the chiralities were characterized by solid state CD spectra. Ce−MDIPs exhibit excellent catalytic activity and high enantioselectivity for the asymmetric cyanosilylation of aromatic aldehydes; the homochiral Cd−TBT MOF having l-PYI as a chiral adduct exhibits stereochemical catalysis toward the Aldol reactions.