Amino acid-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes: A metal-free chiral catalyst for the asymmetric electroreduction of aromatic ketones

Amino acid-functionalized MWCNTs (l-lysine is selected as a model amino acid) is performed as a metal-free chiral modified electrode to catalyze the asymmetric electroreduction of pro-chiral aromatic ketones (2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone is selected as a model substrate).145