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  • Materials Science
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Crystalline porous frameworks like COFs, MOFs, and HOFs show promise in gas adsorption, catalysis, and electronics.
  • Traditional framework construction is limited by small molecule building blocks and interpenetration issues.
  • Shape-persistent macrocycles and molecular cages offer unique structural advantages for advanced materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize advancements in crystalline porous frameworks built from macrocycles and cages.
  • To highlight the hierarchical assembly strategy using dynamic covalent chemistry.
  • To review design, synthesis, properties, and applications of these novel frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Design and synthesis of shape-persistent macrocycles and molecular cages from small molecules.
  • Utilizing dynamic covalent chemistry (DCvC) for hierarchical assembly.
  • Characterization and application testing of the resulting porous frameworks.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated successful construction of organic cage frameworks (OCFs) and macrocycle-based ionic COFs (ICOFs).
  • Hierarchical assembly effectively mitigates interpenetration issues.
  • Integrated diverse properties into emergent functional materials.

Conclusions:

  • Hierarchical assembly of macrocycles and cages is a powerful strategy for designing advanced porous materials.
  • This approach overcomes limitations of traditional framework synthesis.
  • Future research directions include further optimization and exploration of applications.