Reaction of zirconocene dichloride Cp(2)ZrCl(2) with aromatic polymers
hearing alpha-diketone and alpha-hydroxyketone fragments was studied.
Using reactions of Cp(2)ZrCl(2) with benzil and benzoin, which model
alpha-diketone and alpha-hydroxyketone fragments, it was shown that zi
rconocene dichloride reacts only with hydroxyketone groups of the poly
mer through both reaction with OH group and coordination of Zn to the
keto group. The prepared polymers are rather stable and can show promi
se as catalysts for a number of organic reactions.