Supramolecular Alternating Donor-Acceptor Assembly toward Intercalated Covalent Organic Frameworks

Huiqing Li, Pengpeng Shao, Shuqi Chen, Guosheng Li, Xiao Feng, Xiong Chen, Hui Jun Zhang*, Jianbin Lin, Yun Bao Jiang

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Abstract

Conventionally, z-direction modulation of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) is difficult to achieve because they rely on spontaneous π-πinteractions to form 3D architectures. Herein, we report a facile construction of a novel intercalated covalent organic framework (Intercalated-COF) by synchronizing operations of supramolecular donor-acceptor (D-A) interactions (A unit: 2,5,8,11-tetra(p-formylphenyl)-perylene diimide (PDI) 1; D unit: perylene 3, as intercalator) in the vertical directions, with polymerizations (by only reacting 1 with p-phenylenediamine 2) in the lateral directions. In this Intercalated-COF, the PDI-based covalent 2D layers are uniformly separated by perylene guest layers. This supramolecular strategy opens the possibility for z-direction modulation of 2D-COFs through "intercalating" various guest molecules and thus may contribute to the exploration of advanced applications of these porous and crystalline frameworks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3712-3717
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume142
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Feb 2020

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