Catalytic Solvolytic and Hydrolytic Degradation of Toxic Methyl Paraoxon with La(catecholate)-Functionalized Porous Organic Polymers

Two robust catechol-functionalized porous organic polymers (catPOPs) with different <i>T</i>_d-directing nodes were synthesized using a cobalt-catalyzed acetylene trimerization (CCAT) strategy. Postsynthesis metallation was readily carried out with La­(acac)₃ to afford catalytically active La-functionalized catPOPs for the solvolytic and hydrolytic degradation of the toxic organophosphate compound methyl paraoxon, a simulant for nerve agents

Enhanced Catalytic Activity through the Tuning of Micropore Environment and Supercritical CO₂ Processing: Al(Porphyrin)-Based Porous Organic Polymers for the Degradation of a Nerve Agent Simulant

An Al­(porphyrin) functionalized with a large axial ligand was incorporated into a porous organic polymer (POP) using a cobalt-catalyzed acetylene trimerization strategy. Removal of the axial ligand afforded a microporous POP that is catalytically active in the methanolysis of a nerve agent simulant. Supercritical CO₂ processing of the POP dramatically increased the pore size and volume, allowing for significantly higher catalytic activities