Studies on immobilized polymer-bound imidazole copper(II) complexes as catalysts

This thesis describes the immobilization of polymer-bound imidazole Cu(I1) complexes on non-porous silica spheres. The catalytic properties of these immobilized polymeric Cu(I1) complexes and their non-immobilized polymeric or low-molar-mass analogues were examined in oxidative coupling (polymerization) of 2,6-disubstituted phenols. In view of their intermediate catalytic activity, high specificity and good stability, N-substituted imidazole Cu(I1) complexes appear to be promising catalysts for the applied phenol oxidation reactions