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  • Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Constructing three-dimensional (3D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs), particularly those with full π-conjugation, presents significant synthetic challenges.
  • Existing methods often struggle to achieve the desired dimensionality and electronic properties in COFs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a novel method for synthesizing fully conjugated 3D covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
  • To introduce a new tetrahedral node for building complex 3D COF architectures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a saddle-like, π-conjugated cyclooctatetrathiophene (COTh) as a tetrahedral building block.
  • Employed established synthetic strategies for COF construction, adapted for the novel node.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized fully conjugated 3D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) using the COTh node.
  • Demonstrated the versatility of the COTh node in creating structurally diverse 3D COFs.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method overcomes previous limitations in 3D COF construction.
  • The new 3D COFs exhibit rich structural diversity and hold promise for various potential applications.