A. Guyot, M. Bartholin
1982
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Progress in Polymer Science
Abstract
Abstract Although a high level of interest has been devoted to the use of polymeric materials as supports for catalysts, reagents or even enzymes, little effort has been paid to a precise knowledge of the influence of the structural parameters of the support (such as porous texture, crosslink density, location and distribution of the functional groups) onto the properties of the system in its applications (such as catalytic activity or selectivity…). A first reason is the lack of precise knowledge of these structural parameters, because, most often, crosslinked polymers are under consideration. So, the purpose of this article is to review recent progress developed in the authors' laboratory and elsewhere concerning the analysis of the porous texture and its formation for various types of styrene-divinylbenzene resins, the different ways of functionalization as well as tests for accessibility of these functional groups, and finally examples of application to supported complex catalysis with special emphasis on the location of the catalytic sites, the problem of their separation, and their stability in the conditions of use. Attention was paid to improving experimental techniques of analysis and to introducing new techniques for the analysis of the porous texture in the conditions of use. Finally, some prospects will be suggested for future research both in the design of these polymers and their use in organic synthesis.