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  • Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) offer unique properties due to open sites and pore confinement.
  • Constructing 3D COFs via interdigitation of inclined 2D layers presents significant synthetic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first successful construction of a 3D COF through the interdigitation of 2D nets.
  • To demonstrate a new strategy for synthesizing complex 3D frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized [3+2] imine condensation reactions between 1,3,5-triformylbenzene and 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine.
  • Employed 3D electron diffraction for single-crystal structure determination of the resulting COF-904.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized COF-904, a 3D COF formed by interdigitating 2D hcb nets.
  • Determined the complete single-crystal structure of COF-904 with high resolution (0.8 Å).
  • Validated interdigitation as a viable strategy for building complex 3D COFs.

Conclusions:

  • Broadened the synthetic strategies for achieving 3D COFs via interdigitation.
  • Showcased the potential for creating structurally complex extended frameworks from simple molecular precursors.