Synthesis and Easy Functionalization of Highly Porous Networks through Exchangeable Fluorines for Target Specific Applications

by D. Thirion, Y. Kwon, V. Rozyyev, J.Byun, C. T. Yavuz
Year: 2016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02152

Abstract

Porous materials as adsorbents with high affinities to target molecules have great potential to facilitate environmentally important separations and remediation. One key challenge is to keep a reactive functionality inert while building a super structure. Protection or post-modification methods are limited because of the incomplete activation, and often require harsh conditions that also compromise the framework integrity. Here, a metal-free, one-pot, RT, deprotection-coupling, regioselective reaction is used for the first time to synthesize a porous network with high specific surface area (1035 m2/g) and easy post-functionalization. The obtained microporous polymer is a robust C-C bonded structure with alkyne and perfluorinated moieties. Aromatic fluorines readily undergo nucleophilic substitutions facilitating numerous post-modification possibilities, a particular feature that was not previously available.