Issue 33, 2021

Boronic-acid-derived covalent organic frameworks: from synthesis to applications

Abstract

Modular, well-defined, and robust hierarchical functional materials are targets of numerous synthesis endeavors. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline and porous materials with a vast chemical and structural diversity, and they are synthesized in a bottom-up approach from molecular building blocks by condensation polymerization reactions to form layered or spatial complex structures. Boronic-acid-containing building blocks were the first to be employed as monomers in the synthesis of COFs, setting the foundations for an exceedingly growing, exciting field of research. Here, an overview is provided on boronic-acid-derived COFs, including synthesis, building block design and mechanism of COF formation, structures and properties, processing and implementation into functional devices, as well as examples of application for which these materials have been studied.

Graphical abstract: Boronic-acid-derived covalent organic frameworks: from synthesis to applications

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
15 Mar 2021
Accepted
15 Apr 2021
First published
13 Aug 2021

New J. Chem., 2021,45, 14879-14907

Boronic-acid-derived covalent organic frameworks: from synthesis to applications

L. Frey, J. J. Jarju, L. M. Salonen and D. D. Medina, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 14879 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ01269J

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