CD-based nanosponges

FIGURE 2.15 Pyromellitate-Iinked polymeric CD-based nanosponges. (Adaptedfrom Rrf. [54].)... 

Thus, the use of metal-loaded cross-linked CD-based polymers is part of a green chemistry approach for organic synthesis, as much for the versatility of the potential catalytic applications as for their use under microwave assistance and their recyclability. Furthermore, the high absorption of organic compounds in nanosponges, associated with their chiral environments, place this material for promising applications in sustainable chemistry. 

In conclusion, three different types of CD-based polymers (cross-linked polymers, polymers bearing pendant CDs, imprinted CD-based polymers or nanosponges) have been shown to be efficient materials in biphasic or aqueous... 

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