Metal-organic framework (MOFs) compositions based on postsynthetic metalation of secondary building unit (SBU) terminal or bridging OH or OH.sub.2 groups with metal precursors or other post-synthetic manipulations are described. The MOFs provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of asymmetric organic transformations, including the regioselective boryiation and siiylation of benzyiic CH bonds, the hydrogenation of aikenes, imines, carbonyls, nitroarenes, and heterocycles, hydroboration, hydrophosphination, and cyclization reactions. The solid catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.

Metal-organic framework (MOFs) compositions based on postsynthetic metalation of secondary building unit (SBU) terminal or bridging OH or OH.sub.2 groups with metal precursors or other post-synthetic manipulations are described. The MOFs provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of asymmetric organic transformations, including the regioselective boryiation and siiylation of benzyiic CH bonds, the hydrogenation of aikenes, imines, carbonyls, nitroarenes, and heterocycles, hydroboration, hydrophosphination, and cyclization reactions. The solid catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.

The present invention relates to an improved asymmetric synthesis of alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (hereafter referred to as the compound (1)) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and derivatives. The process comprises an unusual substrate specific regioselective lithiation of alpha-diarylmethanes, followed by its highly diastereoselective addition to N-tert-butanesulfinylimines resulting in the selective formation of chiral alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines 4 and chiral amine 5; which on subsequently removing the sulfinyl group provides corresponding alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (1) or relative chiral amines (1).

The present invention relates to an improved asymmetric synthesis of alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (hereafter referred to as the compound (1)) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and derivatives. The process comprises an unusual substrate specific regioselective lithiation of alpha-diarylmethanes, followed by its highly diastereoselective addition to N-tert-butanesulfinylimines resulting in the selective formation of chiral alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines 4 and chiral amine 5; which on subsequently removing the sulfinyl group provides corresponding alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (1) or relative chiral amines (1).

The present invention relates to an improved asymmetric synthesis of alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (hereafter referred to as the compound (1)) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and derivatives. The process comprises an unusual substrate specific regioselective lithiation of alpha-diarylmethanes, followed by its highly diastereoselective addition to N-tert-butanesulfinylimines resulting in the selective formation of chiral alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines 4 and chiral amine 5; which on subsequently removing the sulfinyl group provides corresponding alpha-(diarylmethyl) alkyl amines (1) or relative chiral amines (1).

The invention relates to a hydrogel product comprising glycosaminoglycan molecules as the swellable polymer, wherein the glycosaminoglycan molecules are covalently crosslinked via crosslinks comprising a spacer group selected from the group consisting of di-, tri-, tetra-, and oligosaccharides.

The invention relates to a hydrogel product comprising glycosaminoglycan molecules as the swellable polymer, wherein the glycosaminoglycan molecules are covalently crosslinked via crosslinks comprising a spacer group selected from the group consisting of di-, tri-, tetra-, and oligosaccharides.

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A compound of Formula (IX): ##STR00001##

Provided herein are cinchonium betaine catalysts and methods of promoting asymmetric imine isomerization reactions using the same.