Porous, Covalent Triazine‐Based Frameworks Prepared by Ionothermal Synthesis

Ordered and amorphous microporous polytriazine networks have been obtained from the trimerization of nitriles in a ZnCl2 melt at 400 °C (see structure of the polymer formed from 1,4-dicyanobenzene; C gray, N blue). The materials are high-performance polymers with very large surface areas and could find applications in gas storage, as sensors, or catalyst supports. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z705710_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the…