Abstract
The article presents results of the synthesis of the nanocatalysts formed in the nanostructured polymeric environment and their properties. These nanocatalysts were analyzed in the reactions of selective hydrogenation and oxidation, which are the basic stages of synthesis of vitamins and aromatic compounds. The amphiphilic block copolymer micelles, ultrathin layers of polyelectrolytes and the nanopores of hyper-crosslinked polymers were used as nanostructured polymeric matrices. The formation and properties of both mono- (Pd, Pt) and bimetallic (PdPt, PdAu, PdZn) nanoparticles stabilized by polymers were considered. The efficiency of nanocatalysts in combination with the high stability makes them easy to produce and promising for industrial application.