Hybrid organosilica nanomaterials for heterogeneous catalysis of enantioselective reactions

The project deals with development of novel hybrid organic-inorganic materials with potential application in heterogeneous catalysis of enantioselective reactions. The aim of this project is to prepare bridged silsesquioxane-based solid materials, in which bridging organic unit is enantiomerically pure (Fig. 1), to characterise them, and to study their catalytic activities in selected enantioselective reactions