The dream to prepare well-defined materials drives the methodological evolution for
molecular synthesis, structural control and materials manufacturing. Among various …

The practical utilization of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with manipulation at the
atomic and molecular scale often demands their assembly on the nano-, meso-, and …

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction is a powerful characterization technique that enables the
determination of atomic arrangements in crystalline materials. Growing or retaining large …

The amalgamation of different disciplines is at the heart of reticular chemistry and has
broadened the boundaries of chemistry by opening up an infinite space of chemical …

Covalent organic frameworks are a class of extended crystalline organic materials that
possess unique architectures with high surface areas and tuneable pore sizes. Since the …

Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are composed of structurally
precise, permanently porous, layered macromolecular sheets, which are traditionally …

The idea of spatial confinement has gained widespread interest in myriad applications.
Especially, the confined short hydrogen-bond (SHB) network could afford an attractive …

Covalent organic frameworks offer a molecular platform for integrating organic units into
periodically ordered yet extended two-and three-dimensional polymers to create …

Synthetic chemists have developed robust methods to synthesize discrete molecules, linear
and branched polymers, and disordered cross-linked networks. However, two-dimensional …

Porous organic polymers (POPs) have well-defined porosities, high surface areas, and
attractive surface chemical functionalities. Because of these properties, POPs and their …