Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Amino-group Functionalized Mesopolymers as Solid Base Catalysts

A series of amine-or diamine-functionalized mesopolymers with cubic mesostructures has been prepared by two-step chemical modification procedures involving chloromethylation and a subsequent amination reaction of the FDU-16 mesoporous resol materials.The sample was carefully investigated by various techniques such as X-ray diffraction(XRD),N2 adsorption-desorption,transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and infrared spectrometry(IR).Characterization results suggested that the mesostructure of the sample was retained during the chloromethylation and amination.The amino-group functionalized mesopolymer materials prove to be efficient heterogeneous base catalysts in Knoevenagel condensation.