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Preparation of palladium-loaded polymer hydrogel catalysts with high durability and recyclability

Polymer Journal volume 52, pages 671–679 (2020)Cite this article

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To establish effective chemical transformations, catalytic systems with advantages such as high activity, recyclability, durability, and operability have attracted considerable attention. One of the strategies for the development of high-performance catalytic systems is the use of polymer hydrogels. In this focus review, an overview of our research using poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)-based hydrogel particles and macroporous monoliths as molecular catalysts and loading matrices for palladium catalysts is summarized.

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These works were supported by Grants-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (25.5206, 18J20345), a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (16H01036), and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (19K05042). We deeply thank the collaborators and students cited herein.

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Seto, H., Matsumoto, H. & Miura, Y. Preparation of palladium-loaded polymer hydrogel catalysts with high durability and recyclability. Polym J 52, 671–679 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0323-z

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