Quantum mechanics

Catalysis

Arylene

Engineering

Phenylene

Condensation

Polymer chemistry

Yield (engineering)

Aldol condensation

Metallurgy

Materials science

Aldol reaction

Covalent organic framework

Alkyl

Chemical engineering

Quantum yield

Porosity

Polymer

Thermodynamics

Physics

Organic chemistry

Fluorescence

Composite material

Chemistry

Aryl

Covalent bond

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Designing structural order in electronically active organic solids remains a great challenge in the field of materials chemistry. Now, 2D poly(arylene vinylene)s prepared as highly crystalline covalent organic frameworks (COFs) by base‐catalyzed aldol condensation of trimethyltriazine with aromatic dialdehydes are reported. The synthesized polymers are highly emissive (quantum yield of up to 50 %), as commonly observed in their 1D analogues poly(phenylene vinylene)s. The inherent well‐defined porosity (surface area ca. 1000 m 2 g −1 , pore diameter ca. 11 Å for the terephthaldehyde derived COF‐1) and 2D structure of these COFs also present a new set of properties and are likely responsible for the emission color, which is sensitive to the environment. COF‐1 is highly hydrophilic and reveals a dramatic macroscopic structural reorganization that has not been previously observed in framework materials.

2D Poly(arylene vinylene) Covalent Organic Frameworks via Aldol Condensation of Trimethyltriazine