Three trivinyl functionalization triphenylphosphine (3vPPh3)-based porous organic ligands (3vPPh3-POLs) with cross-linkers in different positions were obtained through solvothermal polymerization. By simply changing the position of the cross-linkers (vinyl groups) attached to the PPh3monomer, the resulting porous organic polymer (POP) materials acquired diverse hierarchical porous structures, and the microenvironment of POPs was sequently regulated. Among the three 3vPPh3-POLs, the BET surface areas ranged from 168 to 1583 m2g−1, while the proportion of micropores changed from 0.0% to 52.0%. Benefiting from the unique structure, Rh ions could be coordinated and dispersed as a single site inm-3vPPh3-POL to form HRh(CO)2(PPh3-POL)2species, which endowed the Rh/m-3vPPh3-POL catalyst with an activity similar to that in the homogeneous system, anl/bratio (the ratio of the linear aldehyde to the branched aldehyde) approximately as high as 10, and stability for a duration of more than 500 h in the hydroformylation of 1-octene.

Branched aldehydes; Functionalizations; Hierarchical porous structures; Homogeneous system; Linear aldehydes; Microenvironments; Porous organic polymers; Triphenyl phosphines

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences