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Polymer ligands that can regulate reaction temperature in “smart” catalysts
Author(s) -
Bergbreiter David E.,
Mariagnanam Vimala M.,
Zhang L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19950070116
Subject(s) - catalysis , materials science , polymer , solubility , homogeneous , phase (matter) , substrate (aquarium) , chemical engineering , smart polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , chemistry , physics , oceanography , engineering , geology
“Smart” homogeneous water‐soluble catalysts whose activity is inversely dependent on the temperature is presented. The behavior of the catalysts is based on the inverse temperature dependence o the solubility of some polymers which results in high activity at low temperatures and lower activity at elevated temperatures wher the catalyst is phase separated from the continuous phase containing the substrate. The synthesis and applications of the catalysts are presented.