SYNTHESIS AND TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEX BINDING OF AMINES AND AMIDES COVALENTLY BOUND TO CROSS-LINKED POLYSTYRENE

Polymers containing moieties of amides covalently bound to highly crosslinked polystyrene by C-C connections were prepared via a polymer-bound malonic ester group in the reaction with open-chain diamines. The reaction of crosslinked, chloromethylated polystyrene with macrocyclic and open-chain amines results in covalent binding by C-N-connection. The synthesized functionalized polymers were investigated for uptake of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) ions from aqueous solutions.