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Title: Expeditious synthesis of covalent organic frameworks: a review

Abstract

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a burgeoning class of crystalline porous materials constructed by covalently connecting organic building blocks, have garnered tremendous attention. The predominant solvothermal synthesis of COFs usually requires high temperature and long reaction times (three days or longer), which creates substantial obstacles for their accelerated discovery and exploration in practical applications. Hence, the expeditious synthesis of COFs without compromising their inherent properties is exceedingly appealing from the viewpoint of cost, time, and energy footprint. To overcome the sluggishness of the synthesis, considerable efforts have been invested in the rapid synthesis of high-quality COFs through innovations in energy source, catalyst, solvent, monomer, nucleation, and workup activation, leading to a drastic reduction of reaction time from multiple days to a few hours, and even to seconds in some cases. In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in expediting the synthesis science of COFs. Though a nascent effort, six prevalent strategies have been identified for the rapid synthesis of COFs, which have led to intriguing applications in a diverse range of areas including gas adsorption, separation, heterogeneous catalysis, environmental remediation, and photodynamic therapy. We also outline the major challenges and perspectives on the future directions empowered bymore » expeditious COF synthesis.« less

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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. China University of Geosciences, Beijing (China)
  3. South China Normal University, Guangzhou (China)
  4. Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China)
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
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1832460
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OSTI ID: 1644371
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AC02-05CH11231
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 32; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Li, Xinle, Yang, Chongqing, Sun, Bing, Cai, Songliang, Chen, Ziman, Lv, Yongqin, Zhang, Jian, and Liu, Yi. Expeditious synthesis of covalent organic frameworks: a review. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1039/d0ta05894g.
Li, Xinle, Yang, Chongqing, Sun, Bing, Cai, Songliang, Chen, Ziman, Lv, Yongqin, Zhang, Jian, & Liu, Yi. Expeditious synthesis of covalent organic frameworks: a review. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta05894g
Li, Xinle, Yang, Chongqing, Sun, Bing, Cai, Songliang, Chen, Ziman, Lv, Yongqin, Zhang, Jian, and Liu, Yi. Wed . "Expeditious synthesis of covalent organic frameworks: a review". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta05894g. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1832460.
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title = {Expeditious synthesis of covalent organic frameworks: a review},
author = {Li, Xinle and Yang, Chongqing and Sun, Bing and Cai, Songliang and Chen, Ziman and Lv, Yongqin and Zhang, Jian and Liu, Yi},
abstractNote = {Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a burgeoning class of crystalline porous materials constructed by covalently connecting organic building blocks, have garnered tremendous attention. The predominant solvothermal synthesis of COFs usually requires high temperature and long reaction times (three days or longer), which creates substantial obstacles for their accelerated discovery and exploration in practical applications. Hence, the expeditious synthesis of COFs without compromising their inherent properties is exceedingly appealing from the viewpoint of cost, time, and energy footprint. To overcome the sluggishness of the synthesis, considerable efforts have been invested in the rapid synthesis of high-quality COFs through innovations in energy source, catalyst, solvent, monomer, nucleation, and workup activation, leading to a drastic reduction of reaction time from multiple days to a few hours, and even to seconds in some cases. In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in expediting the synthesis science of COFs. Though a nascent effort, six prevalent strategies have been identified for the rapid synthesis of COFs, which have led to intriguing applications in a diverse range of areas including gas adsorption, separation, heterogeneous catalysis, environmental remediation, and photodynamic therapy. We also outline the major challenges and perspectives on the future directions empowered by expeditious COF synthesis.},
doi = {10.1039/d0ta05894g},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 32,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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  • Rodríguez-San-Miguel, David; Corral-Pérez, Juan J.; Gil-González, Eva
  • CrystEngComm, Vol. 19, Issue 33
  • DOI: 10.1039/C6CE02200F

Constructing Ultraporous Covalent Organic Frameworks in Seconds via an Organic Terracotta Process
journal, January 2017

  • Karak, Suvendu; Kandambeth, Sharath; Biswal, Bishnu P.
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 139, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08815

Microwave-assisted synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures for gas sensing application: A review
journal, December 2016


Supercritical Processing as a Route to High Internal Surface Areas and Permanent Microporosity in Metal−Organic Framework Materials
journal, January 2009

  • Nelson, Andrew P.; Farha, Omar K.; Mulfort, Karen L.
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 131, Issue 2, p. 458-460
  • DOI: 10.1021/ja808853q

A mechanochemically synthesized covalent organic framework as a proton-conducting solid electrolyte
journal, January 2016

  • Shinde, Digambar Balaji; Aiyappa, Harshitha Barike; Bhadra, Mohitosh
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 4, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/C5TA10521H

Fast, Ambient Temperature and Pressure Ionothermal Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks
journal, March 2018

  • Guan, Xinyu; Ma, Yunchao; Li, Hui
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 140, Issue 13
  • DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01320

Covalent Triazine Frameworks via a Low-Temperature Polycondensation Approach
journal, October 2017

  • Wang, Kewei; Yang, Li-Ming; Wang, Xi
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 56, Issue 45
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708548

Rapid Synthesis of High Surface Area Imine‐Linked 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks by Avoiding Pore Collapse During Isolation
journal, November 2019

  • Feriante, Cameron H.; Jhulki, Samik; Evans, Austin M.
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 32, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905776

Manipulation of Amorphous-to-Crystalline Transformation: Towards the Construction of Covalent Organic Framework Hybrid Microspheres with NIR Photothermal Conversion Ability
journal, October 2016

  • Tan, Jing; Namuangruk, Supawadee; Kong, Weifu
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 55, Issue 45
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606155

Nucleation and growth of 2D covalent organic frameworks: polymerization and crystallization of COF monomers
journal, January 2017

  • Koo, B. T.; Heden, R. F.; Clancy, P.
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 19, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1039/C6CP08449D

Two-Dimensional Chemiresistive Covalent Organic Framework with High Intrinsic Conductivity
journal, June 2019

  • Meng, Zheng; Stolz, Robert M.; Mirica, Katherine A.
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 141, Issue 30
  • DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03441