An efficient and ultrastable single-Rh-site catalyst on a porous organic polymer for heterogeneous hydrocarboxylation of olefins.

A heterogeneous hydrocarboxylation process of olefins to obtain carboxylic acids with one more carbon was first realized using a single-Rh-site catalyst formed on porous organic polymer (Rh1/POPs). The in situ formation of hydrophilic porous ionic polymer from hydrophobic POPs with the help of CH3I led to high activity and superb stability.