Topology-Templated Synthesis of Crystalline Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks

Enquan Jin, Keyu Geng, Ka Hung Lee, Weiming Jiang, Juan Li, Qiuhong Jiang, Stephan Irle, Donglin Jiang

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Abstract

A strategy is presented for the synthesis of crystalline porous covalent organic frameworks via topology-templated polymerization. The template is based on imine-linked frameworks and their (001) facets seed the C=C bond formation reaction to constitute 2D sp2 carbon-conjugated frameworks. This strategy is applicable to templates with different topologies, enables designed synthesis of frameworks that cannot be prepared via direct polymerization, and creates a series of sp2 carbon frameworks with tetragonal, hexagonal, and kagome topologies. The sp2 carbon frameworks are highly luminescent even in the solid state and exhibit topology-dependent π transmission and exciton migration; these key fundamental π functions are unique to sp2 carbon-conjugated frameworks and cannot be accessible by imine-linked frameworks, amorphous analogues, and 1D conjugated polymers. These results demonstrate an unprecedented strategy for structural and functional designs of covalent organic frameworks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12162-12169
Number of pages8
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume59
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 13 2020

Funding

K.H.L. was supported by an Energy Science and Engineering Fellowship by the Bredesen Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. S.I. acknowledges support by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL is managed by UT‐Battelle, LLC, for DOE under contract DE‐AC05‐00OR22725. D.J. acknowledges supports by MOE tier 1 grant (R‐143‐000‐A71‐114) and NUS start‐up grant (R‐143‐000‐A28‐133).

FundersFunder number
Bredesen Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education at the University of Tennessee
U.S. Department of EnergyDE‐AC05‐00OR22725
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Laboratory Directed Research and Development
National University of SingaporeR‐143‐000‐A28‐133
Ministry of Education - SingaporeR‐143‐000‐A71‐114

    Keywords

    • covalent organic frameworks
    • exciton migration
    • luminescence
    • topology template
    • π transmission

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