S-layer supported Pt-nanoparticles as catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation

Biomimetic approaches to material chemistry provide new possibilities to fabricate nanostructured materials for a wide variety of applications including catalysis.[1] In particular, two dimensional high symmetrical S-layer architectures can be considered as a promising template for the synthesis of precious metal nanoparticles with well-defined size and shape in a highly dispersed state. Most studies carried out on such materials focus on the synthesis and characterization of the S-layer structures and the templated metallic particles. Here we report on first results where Pt-nanoparticles supported on S-layer were applied to asymmetric hydrogenation.