Issue 38, 2020

Rationalising the influence of solvent choice on the porosity of conjugated microporous polymers

Abstract

Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) synthesised in different solvents give different surface areas dependent on the solvent choice. No one solvent results in a high surface area across a range of different CMP materials. Here, we present an investigation into how the porosity of CMPs is affected by solvent polarity. It is seen that the trends differ depending on the respective monomer dipole moments and whether hydrogen bonding groups are present in the monomers and are able to interact with the respective solvent via hydrogen bonding. It is believed that this methodology could be used to influence future materials design of both structure and synthesis strategy.

Graphical abstract: Rationalising the influence of solvent choice on the porosity of conjugated microporous polymers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Jul 2020
Accepted
07 Sep 2020
First published
18 Sep 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 21642-21645

Rationalising the influence of solvent choice on the porosity of conjugated microporous polymers

C. Mollart and A. Trewin, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 21642 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP03539D

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