Issue 20, 2021

Macrocycle-derived hierarchical porous organic polymers: synthesis and applications

Abstract

Porous organic polymers (POPs), as a new category of advanced porous materials, have received broad research interests owing to the advantages of light-weight, robust scaffolds, high specific surface areas and good functional tailorability. According to the long-range ordering of polymer skeletons, POPs can be either crystalline or amorphous. Macrocycles with inherent cavities can serve as receptors for recognizing or capturing specific guest molecules through host–guest interactions. Incorporating macrocycles in POP skeletons affords win–win merits, e.g. hierarchical porosity and novel physicochemical properties. In this review, we focus on the recent progress associated with new architectures of macrocycle-based POPs. Herein, these macrocycles are divided into two subclasses: non-planar (crown ether, calixarene, pillararene, cyclodextrin, cyclotricatechylene, etc.) and planar (arylene–ethynylene macrocycles). We summarize the synthetic methods of each macrocyclic POP in terms of the functions of versatile building blocks. Subsequently, we discuss the performance of macrocyclic POPs in environmental remediation, gas adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, fluorescence sensing and ionic conduction. Although considerable examples are reported, the development of macrocyclic POPs is still in its infancy. Finally, we propose the underlying challenges and opportunities of macrocycle-based POPs.

Graphical abstract: Macrocycle-derived hierarchical porous organic polymers: synthesis and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
08 juin 2021
First published
07 sept. 2021

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 11684-11714

Macrocycle-derived hierarchical porous organic polymers: synthesis and applications

W. Chen, P. Chen, G. Zhang, G. Xing, Y. Feng, Y. Yang and L. Chen, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 11684 DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00545F

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