CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Organic Materials 2020; 02(02): 182-203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708501
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Metal Salen- and Salphen-Containing Organic Polymers: Synthesis and Applications

Sven M. Elbert
a   Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Michael Mastalerz
a   Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Publication History

Received: 13 December 2019

Accepted after revision: 04 February 2020

Publication Date:
08 June 2020 (online)


Abstract

The properties of organic polymeric materials can be chemically fine-tuned by the implementation of functional groups or units within the backbone. Especially the inclusion of coordinated metal centers offers a nearly infinite toolbox to adjust properties and thus potential applications. In particular, salen and salphen complexes are widely known to be highly efficient homogenous catalysts. They are also used as luminescent materials and devices or as supramolecular building blocks. This review focusses on the class of salen- and salphen-containing organic polymers, from 1D to 3D. Besides the comparison of synthetic polymerization methods, properties and applications are discussed, with an emphasis on porous 2D and 3D polymeric metal salphens and salens for heterogeneous catalysis and gas sorption.