Enantioselectivity as a function of the bond strength in intermediate surface complex

Enantioselectivity as a function of the bond strength in intermediate surface complexes 

Balandin, Klabunovskii et al. published the first ideas about the 

The general idea that the enantioselective reaction proceeds through a triple complex, including the catalytic center (C), the modifier (M) and the substrate molecules (S) was elaborated in several models about the intermediate complex formation on the catalyst surface. 

Klabunovskii et al. suggested that hydrogenation of EAA or acetylacetone would be perfomed through reaction of a heteroligand complex 

The conformations of EAA or acetylacetone (acac) in the complex were studied by means of circular dichroism and magnetic rotatory dispersion spectra (Faraday effect) of the complexes prepared from modeling the species formed on the surface of the catalysts There was good agreement 

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