Covalent organic frameworks (COFs): from design to applications

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent an exciting new type of porous organic materials, which are ingeniously constructed with organic building units via strong covalent bonds. The well-defined crystalline porous structures together with tailored functionalities have offered the COF materials...

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Published inChemical Society reviews Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 548 - 568
Main Authors Ding, San-Yuan, Wang, Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 21.01.2013
Subjects
adsorption
catalytic activity
chemical bonding
Construction materials
Covalence
Covalent bonds
Crystal structure
organic compounds
Porous materials
Research and development
State of the art
Synthesis
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Summary:Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent an exciting new type of porous organic materials, which are ingeniously constructed with organic building units via strong covalent bonds. The well-defined crystalline porous structures together with tailored functionalities have offered the COF materials superior potential in diverse applications, such as gas storage, adsorption, optoelectricity, and catalysis. Since the seminal work of Yaghi and co-workers in 2005, the rapid development in this research area has attracted intensive interest from researchers with diverse expertise. This critical review describes the state-of-the-art development in the design, synthesis, characterisation, and application of the crystalline porous COF materials. Our own opinions on further development of the COF materials are also presented for discussion (155 references). This critical review describes the state-of-the-art development in the design, synthesis, characterisation, and application of the crystalline porous COF materials.
Bibliography:San-Yuan Ding was born in 1986 in Jiangxi, P. R. China. He received his BSc degree in 2008 from Gannan Normal University. Then, he joined the research group of Professor Wei Wang at the State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) in Lanzhou University. Currently, he is completing his PhD in the design, synthesis, and application of functional covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
Wei Wang was born in 1972 in Xinjiang, P. R. China. He received his PhD in physical organic chemistry from Lanzhou University in 1998. After his postdoctoral research at University of Stuttgart (2000-2001) and at University of Southern California (2001-2002), he worked at the Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Stuttgart until 2006. He then moved back to Lanzhou University and was appointed as the Cheung Kong Professor from the Ministry of Education of China. Currently he serves as the Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC). The research in his laboratory focuses on homogeneous and heterogeneous organocatalysis, organic porous materials, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
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ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
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DOI:10.1039/c2cs35072f