Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
Abstract Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a kind of crystalline polymeric materials with high compositional and geometric tunability. Most COFs are currently designed and synthesized as mesoporous (2–50 nm) and microporous (1–2 nm) materials, while the development of ultramicroporo...
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| author | Xiaoyi Xu Xinyu Wu Kai Xu Hong Xu Hongzheng Chen Ning Huang |
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| description | Abstract Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a kind of crystalline polymeric materials with high compositional and geometric tunability. Most COFs are currently designed and synthesized as mesoporous (2–50 nm) and microporous (1–2 nm) materials, while the development of ultramicroporous (<1 nm) COFs remains a daunting challenge. Here, we develop a pore partition strategy into COF chemistry, which allows for the segmentation of a mesopore into multiple uniform ultramicroporous domains. The pore partition is implemented by inserting an additional rigid building block with suitable symmetries and dimensions into a prebuilt parent framework, leading to the partitioning of one mesopore into six ultramicropores. The resulting framework features a wedge-shaped pore with a diameter down to 6.5 Å, which constitutes the smallest pore among COFs. The wedgy and ultramicroporous one-dimensional channels enable the COF to be highly efficient for the separation of five hexane isomers based on the sieving effect. The obtained average research octane number (RON) values of those isomer blends reach up to 99, which is among the highest records for zeolites and other porous materials. Therefore, this strategy constitutes an important step in the pore functional exploitation of COFs to implement pre-designed compositions, components, and functions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29b6cf7f0cee47cb843fdf720f26ee132023-06-11T11:18:39ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-06-011411910.1038/s41467-023-39126-9Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworksXiaoyi Xu0Xinyu Wu1Kai Xu2Hong Xu3Hongzheng Chen4Ning Huang5State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityAbstract Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a kind of crystalline polymeric materials with high compositional and geometric tunability. Most COFs are currently designed and synthesized as mesoporous (2–50 nm) and microporous (1–2 nm) materials, while the development of ultramicroporous (<1 nm) COFs remains a daunting challenge. Here, we develop a pore partition strategy into COF chemistry, which allows for the segmentation of a mesopore into multiple uniform ultramicroporous domains. The pore partition is implemented by inserting an additional rigid building block with suitable symmetries and dimensions into a prebuilt parent framework, leading to the partitioning of one mesopore into six ultramicropores. The resulting framework features a wedge-shaped pore with a diameter down to 6.5 Å, which constitutes the smallest pore among COFs. The wedgy and ultramicroporous one-dimensional channels enable the COF to be highly efficient for the separation of five hexane isomers based on the sieving effect. The obtained average research octane number (RON) values of those isomer blends reach up to 99, which is among the highest records for zeolites and other porous materials. Therefore, this strategy constitutes an important step in the pore functional exploitation of COFs to implement pre-designed compositions, components, and functions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39126-9 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyi Xu Xinyu Wu Kai Xu Hong Xu Hongzheng Chen Ning Huang Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks Nature Communications |
| title | Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| title_full | Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| title_fullStr | Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| title_short | Pore partition in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| title_sort | pore partition in two dimensional covalent organic frameworks |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39126-9 |
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