Boron‐ and Fluorine‐Containing Mesoporous Carbon Nitride Polymers: Metal‐Free Catalysts for Cyclohexane Oxidation

Beefed up with B,F: A boron- and fluorine-enriched carbon nitride polymeric semiconductor was synthesized by a facile one-step process using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as a soft template. The resulting materials show an advantageous “morel-like” mesopore structure (see picture) with narrow pore size distribution and good photoactivity under visible light. The materials are also good catalysts for the selective oxidation of cyclohexane. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible…