Porous Organic Polymer Supported Rhodium as a Reusable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Hydroformylation of Olefins

A new porous organic polymer has been prepared via copolymerization of divinyl-functionalized phosphoramidite ligand and tris(4-vinylphenyl)phosphine. The porous polymer was loaded with Rh(acac)CO2 to yield a supported Rh catalyst, which demonstrated good regioselectivity (l/b = 6.7-52.8) and high catalytic activity (TON up to 45.3 x 10(4)) in hydroformylation of terminal and internal olefins. Remarkably, the heterogeneous catalyst can be reused at least 10 cycles without losing activity and selectivity in hydroformylation of 1-hexene.