Synthesis and characterisation of microporous, conducting, photoactive novel pyrene containing material

Here we report a novel framework material, OSPC-Py, synthesised via an organic one-pot route, highlighting its structural modularity and potential for further chemical functionality to be incorporated. It is highly microporous with a SA_BET = 850 m² g^-1, is a semi-conductor with a conductivity of 1.32 × 10^-9 S cm^-1, and is photo-active. Demonstrating the novel potential to incorporate optically active chemical functionality within an semi-conductive yet microporous material. This is a very attractive target with many potential applications, including photochromism, photomodulated luminescence, and photocatalysis.