The catalysis of boronic acids immobilized in polymer microgels can be modulated by bubbling with N/CO gas, and in some cases by adding glucose, making their catalytic activity comparable or even superior to that of the corresponding free boronic acid monomers homogeneously dispersed in solutions and, more importantly, making these boronic-acid-containing polymer microgels able to catalyze alternate reactions that may extend the usefulness. This enhanced catalytic function of these boronic-acid-containing microgels as organoboron acid catalysts is plausibly achieved reversibly structural variations. Kinetic studies have been carried out on the model boronic-acid-catalyzed aza-Michael addition, aldol, amidation, and [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions in order to better understand the catalytic process.
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