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Author Spotlight: Functionalizing Metal-Organic Frameworks: Advancements, Challenges, and the Power of Post-Synthetic Ligand Exchange
Published on: June 23, 2023
Synthesis of Stable Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via a Multicomponent Reaction
Kewei Wang1,2,3, Zhifang Jia1,2,3, Yang Bai2
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, China.
Abstract:
The development of robust synthetic routes to stable covalent organic frameworks (COFs) is important to broaden the range of applications for these materials. We report here a simple and efficient three-component assembly reaction between readily available aldehydes, amines, and elemental sulfur via a C-H functionalization and oxidative annulation under transition-metal-free conditions. Five thiazole-linked COFs (TZ-COFs) were synthesized using this method. These materials showed high levels of crystallinity, high specific surface areas, and excellent physicochemical stability. The photocatalytic applications of TZ-COFs were investigated, and TZ-COF-4 gave high sacrificial hydrogen evolution rates from water (up to 4296 μmol h-1 g-1 under visible light irradiation) coupled with high stability and recyclability, with sustained hydrogen evolution for 50 h.
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