| A series of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) based on propeller shaped hexaphenylbenzene derivatives were obtained under solvothermal conditions via Schiff base reaction. The relationship between the geometry parameters of monomers and gas absorption behaviors of planar COFs was investigated. The FT-IR spectroscopy confirms the formation of imine double bond in the obtained COFs by showing a peak around 1620 cm-1. The resulting frameworks have high BET surface areas approaching 700 m2/g and CO2 uptake up to 14% at 273 K and 1 bar, which are better than most of the 2-D porous aromatic frameworks. The thermogravimetric analysis shows those frameworks are stable until 773 K, allowing for the practical application of the post-combustion CO2 technology. Moreover, a novel synthetic strategy for the trigonal pyramidal hydrozide monomers was established. It provides an efficient way to synthesize the hydrozide monomers at multi-gram scale, promising for the synthesis of hydrozane porous organic cages. |
