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Layer-by-layer Synthesis and Transfer of Freestanding Conjugated Microporous Polymer Nanomembranes
Published on: December 15, 2015
The mechanochemical Scholl reaction as a versatile synthesis tool for the solvent-free generation of microporous
Annika Krusenbaum1, Sven Grätz1, Sarah Bimmermann1
1Anorganische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany lars.borchardt@ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
Abstract:
Herein we report the mechanochemical Scholl polymerization of 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene in a high speed ball mill. The reaction is conducted solvent-free, solely using solid FeCl3. The resulting porous polymer was obtained in >99% yield after very short reaction times of only 5 minutes and exhibits a high specific surface area of 658 m2 g-1, which could be further enhanced up to 990 m2 g-1 by liquid assisted grinding. Within this study we illuminate the origin of porosity by investigating the impact of various milling parameters and milling materials, temperature and pressure, and different liquids for LAG as well as post polymer milling. Finally we expand the procedure to different monomers and mills, to present the mechanochemical Scholl reaction as a versatile synthesis tool for porous polymers.
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