Covalent scrambling in porous polyarylthioethers through a stepwise SNAr for tunable bandgap and porosity.

Doyun Kim, Thien Si Nguyen, Hyejeong Lee, Bolormaa Bayarkhuu, Vepa Rozyyev, Jeehye Byun, Sheng Li, Cafer T. Yavuz

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Abstract

Porous poly(aryl thioether)s offer stability and electronic tunability by robust sulfur-aryl conjugated architecture, but synthetic access is hindered due to limited control over the nucleophilic nature of sulfides and the air sensitivity of aromatic thiols. Here, we report a simple, one-pot, inexpensive, regioselective synthesis of highly porous poly(aryl thioether)s through polycondensation of perfluoroaromatic compounds with sodium sulfide. The unprecedented temperature-dependent para-directing formation of thioether linkages leads to a stepwise transition of the polymer extension into a network, thereby allowing fine control of the porosity and optical bandgaps. The obtained porous organic polymers with ultra-microporosity (
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 12 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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