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Published on: August 23, 2018
Ionic-liquid-grafted rigid poly(p-phenylene) microspheres: efficient heterogeneous media for metal scavenging and
Shenghai Li1, Junhua Wang, Yongli Kou
1State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
Abstract:
Novel guanidinium ionic liquid-grafted rigid poly(p-phenylene) (PPPIL) microspheres have been developed for metal scavenging and catalysis. The noble-metal nanoparticles supported on the microspheres surface can be used as efficient heterogeneous catalysts. The combination of nanoparticles and ionic liquid fragments on the microsphere surfaces enhance the activity and durability of the catalyst. The PPPILPd(0) catalyst has been tested in the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction, and exhibits much higher catalytic activity than Pd catalysts supported on porous polymer matrices. The PPPILPd(0) catalyst can be recycled at least for nine runs without any significant loss of activity. The present approach may, therefore, have potential applications in transition-metal-nanocatalyzed reactions.
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