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The catalytic activity of Rose Bengal immobilized onto supported ionic liquid-like phases has been evaluated as a polymer supported photocatalyst. In these systems, the polymer is designed to play a pivotal role. The polymeric backbone adequately modified with ionic liquid-like moieties (Supported Ionic Liquid-Like Phases, SILLPs) is not just an inert support for the dye but controls the accessibility of reagents/substrates to the active sites and provides specific microenvironments for the reaction. The structure of SILLPs can be fine-tuned to adjust the catalytic efficiency of the RB-SILLP composites achieving systems more active and stable than the related systems in absence of IL-like units.