Ionic liquid/H2O-mediated synthesis of mesoporous organic polymers and their application in methylation of amines†
Abstract
Mesoporous Tröger's base-functionalized polymers (Meso-TBPs) were prepared using a sulfonic acid group functionalized ionic liquid/H2O system, with surface areas up to 431 m2 g−1 and pore sizes of 3–15 nm. Ir(II) coordinated Meso-TBPs exhibited extraordinary catalytic performance in the N-methylation of amines using methanol.