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Hybrid materials consisting of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) adsorbed on porous polymeric supports have been the subject of intense research for many years. Such materials indeed gain from intrinsic properties, e.g., high specific surface area, catalytic properties, porous features, etc., of both components. Rational design of such materials is fundamental regarding the functionalization of the support surface and thus the interactions required for the metallic NPs to be strongly immobilized at the pore surface. Herein are presented some significant scientific contributions to this rapidly expanding research field. This contribution will notably focus on various examples of such hybrid systems prepared from porous polymers, whatever the morphology and size of the pores. Such porous polymeric supports can display pores with sizes ranging from a few nanometers to hundreds of microns while pore morphologies, such as spherical, tubular, etc., and/or open or closed, can be obtained. These systems have allowed some catalytic molecular reactions to be successfully undertaken, such as the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds or dyes, e.g., methylene blue and Eosin Y, boronic acid-based C–C homocoupling reactions, but also cascade reactions consisting of two catalytic reactions achieved in a row. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nanoparticles have been the subject of numerous studies in recent years, due to their unique intrinsic properties. In particular, their development in heterogeneous catalysis is growing. Nevertheless, they display drawbacks, including notably the question of their recyclability. In order to avoid tedious filtration steps, metallic nanoparticles may be advantageously supported on miscellaneous porous materials. Polymer materials may be envisaged as versatile and effective supports, due to their low production cost and easy functionalization. This review will first focus on different types of porous polymers developed in view of their further use as catalytic supports. Then, a brief description of the nanoparticles synthesis will be addressed, before a presentation of typical examples reported in the literature on metallic nanoparticles immobilized on porous polymers meant for use as heterogeneous supported catalysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]