Nanoporous carbon (NC) was prepared by the controlled pyrolysis of copolymer of vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrite. These organic-inorganic hybrid polymers were synthesized by suspending polymerization. After gradually controlled pyrolysis at 180-300degreesC under nitrogen stream, the resulting material was carbonized at 1000degreesC for 3 h under argon stream. In this way, nanoporous carbon was obtained, which has uniform pore size in the range of 0.8-1.6 nm and specific surface area of 900-1000 m(2) g(-1). The surface morphology and chemical composition were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Rhodium particles kept in a highly dispersed state over it were prepared and characterized by XPS and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The expected high catalytic activity of the final material for methanol carbonylation was observed experimentally.