Immobilization of a flavin molecule onto poly(methacrylic acid)s and its application in aerobic oxidation catalysis : effect of polymer stereoregularity

The isoalloxazine ring system, called flavin, was successfully immobilized on poly(methacrylic acid)s, PMAAs, with different tacticity via post-polymerization modification under suitable conditions. The resulting flavin-containing polymers showed catalytic activities for aerobic oxidation reactions, in which the polymer stereoregularity clearly influenced their catalysis.