Issue 25, 2024

Spirobifluorene-BINOL-based microporous polymer nanoreactor for efficient 1H-tetrazole synthesis and iodine adsorption with facile charge transfer

Abstract

Porous polymeric nanoreactors capable of multitasking are attractive and require a judicious design strategy. Herein, we describe an unusual approach for the synthesis of a porous polymer SBF-BINOL-6 by in situ formation of the BINOL entity taking substituted naphthols and spirobifluorene as co-monomers with high yield (81%). The as-synthesized polymer exhibited nanotube and nanosphere-like morphology, thermal endurance up to 372 °C and a BET surface area as high as 590 m2 g−1. The polymer endowed efficient loading of silver nanoparticles to generate Ag@SBF6, as confirmed from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Ag@SBF6 was effectively used as a heterogeneous catalyst towards the [3 + 2] dipolar cycloaddition reaction for the synthesis of biologically important 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles with yields in the range of 75–99% and recyclability for at least seven times without a significant decline in its catalytic efficiency. Additionally, a superior host–guest interaction by the polymer offered iodine adsorption in the vapour phase with a high uptake capacity of up to 4.0 g g−1. Interestingly, the iodine-loaded polymer, I2@SBF6, demonstrated iodine-promoted increased conductivity (1.3 × 10−3 S cm−1) through facile charge transfer interactions.

Graphical abstract: Spirobifluorene-BINOL-based microporous polymer nanoreactor for efficient 1H-tetrazole synthesis and iodine adsorption with facile charge transfer

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 2 2024
Accepted
09 5 2024
First published
09 5 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 11999-12006

Spirobifluorene-BINOL-based microporous polymer nanoreactor for efficient 1H-tetrazole synthesis and iodine adsorption with facile charge transfer

F. Banerjee, S. Bera, T. Nath and S. K. Samanta, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 11999 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR00599F

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