Iron(III) porphyrin catalyzed polymerization of acrylamide in ionic liquids

Iron(III) porphyrin is advocated as catalyst for polymerization of acrylamide with hydrogen peroxide in ionic liquid medium. Reaction conditions were optimized using different porphyrins, solvents, oxidants and initiators. The polymer products were characterized by using 1 H NMR, FT-IR, GPC and Mass spectrometric techniques. The recyclability of catalyst and ionic liquids, high yields, high molecular weights and simple work-up procedure are the important attributes of this protocol and contribute as an attractive addition to polymer chemistry.