Open AccessDendrons and dendritic catalysts immobilized on solid support: Synthesis and dendritic effects in catalysis
Author(s) -
Dahan Adi,
Portnoy Moshe
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.20524
Subject(s) - dendrimer , catalysis , chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , enantioselective synthesis , hydroformylation , heterogeneous catalysis , macromolecule , selectivity , polymer , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , rhodium , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Dendrimers, the aesthetically beautiful macromolecules displaying a variety of potentially useful architecture‐induced properties, are traditionally assembled in solution. However, since 1988, a number of dendritic structures have been assembled on insoluble organic and inorganic polymers, and thus dendronized supports have been formed. One of the major applications of these new materials is in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Supported dendritic catalytic systems, bearing the catalytic units on the dendron periphery, have been examined in the last 5 years in such reactions as hydroformylation, Heck and other Pd‐catalyzed CC bond formations, oxidation, and enantioselective addition to aldehydes. In the majority of these studies, substantial dendritic effects on the reactivity, selectivity, or recyclability of the catalysts were observed. Although a number of factors have been suggested as sources of the effects, it is most likely that the phenomenon has a multicomponent origin. Additional research, including a full determination of the effects and their causes, is likely to lead to markedly better heterogeneous catalytic systems. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 235–262, 2005