Poly(quinuclidin-3-yl methacrylate-co-divinylbenzene) microparticles having porous as well as nonporous morphology and varying contents of quinuclidine functionality were synthesized by distillation−precipitation polymerization. Further, the synthesized microparticles were explored to catalyze the Baylis−Hillman reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and acrylonitrile. Porous and nonporous microparticles functionalized with a catalytic moiety with a loading of 70% (labeled as P 70 and NP 70 ) were employed to optimize reaction parameters such as water content, solvent, and temperature for the Baylis−Hillman reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and acrylonitrile. Using optimal conditions, the catalytic efficiency of porous and nonporous microparticles at different feed compositions was determined. Porous microparticles containing 70% of quinuclidine (P 70 ) displayed 100% conversion within 16 h at 50 °C, while nonporous microparticles containing 70% of quinuclidine (NP 70 ) displayed a relatively less catalytic conversion, which is attributed to their lower surface area. Furthermore, the catalytic activity of porous microparticles containing 70% of quinuclidine (P 70 ) for the Baylis−Hillman reaction involving a variety of aryl aldehyde derivatives was determined, where the microparticles displayed impressive catalytic efficiency. In addition, the reusability of the microparticles functionalized with a catalytic moiety was evaluated for five cycles of catalytic reaction.