3-D flowerlike architectures constructed by ultrathin perpendicularly aligned mesoporous nanoflakes for enhanced asymmetric catalysis.

3-D flowerlike mesoporous architectures constructed by the ultrathin perpendicularly aligned mesoporous nanoflakes synthesized via a cooperative layered calcium silicate hydrates and liquid crystal dual-templating approach show an enhanced asymmetric catalytic activity owing to the facilitated diffusion from the reduced thickness of perpendicularly aligned mesoporous nanoflakes.