Porous organic ligands (POLs) for synthesizing highly efficient heterogeneous catalystsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Synthesis details, characterization, and activities. See DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03884c

We reported a universal route for synthesizing porous organic ligands (POLs) via solvothermal polymerization. The POLs were obtained quantitatively, showing high surface area, large pore volume, hierarchical porosity, and superior stability. The POL bearing a triphenylphosphine supported rhodium catalyst (Rh/POL-PPh 3 ) exhibits high activity and excellent recyclability in 1-octene hydroformylation. Porous organic ligands (POLs) were successfully synthesized from solvothermal polymerization of vinyl-functionalized organic ligands, exhibiting excellent performance in organic transformation after metalation.