Covalent organic frameworks from a monomer with reduced symmetry: polymorphism and Sierpiński triangles†
Daling Cui,Yuan Fang,Oliver MacLean,Dmitrii F. Perepichka,Federico Rosei
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 10/17/2019 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9CC05674B
Abstract

We report on the synthesis of a covalent organic framework based on the low-symmetry 1,3-benzenediboronic acid precursor. Two distinct polymorphs are obtained, a honeycomb network and Sierpiński triangles, as elucidated by scanning tunneling microscopy. Control over polymorph formation was achieved by varying the precursor concentration for on-surface synthesis.

Graphical abstract: Covalent organic frameworks from a monomer with reduced symmetry: polymorphism and Sierpiński triangles