Solving the COF trilemma: towards crystalline, stable and functional covalent organic frameworks

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have entered the stage as a new generation of porous polymers which stand out by virtue of their crystallinity, diverse framework topologies and accessible pore systems. An important - but still underdeveloped - feature of COFs is their potentially superior stability in comparison to other porous materials. Achieving COFs which are simultaneously crystalline, stable, and functional is still challenging as reversible bond formation is one of the prime prerequisites for the crystallization of COFs. However, as the COF field matures new strategies have surfaced that bypass this crystallinity - stability dichotomy. Three major approaches for obtaining both stable and crystalline…

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  Royal Society
• RS
  Royal Society of Chemistry
• DF
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

  Awards: SFB 1333, Collaborative Research Center 1333, 358283783, 358283783, EXC 2089/1–390776260, EXC2089
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  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

  Award: EXC2089
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  H2020 European Research Council

  Award: 639233, COFLeaf