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. 2018 Oct 17;5(12):1801116. doi: 10.1002/advs.201801116

Table 1.

Analytical applications of fluorescent POFs

POFs Monomersa) S BET [m2 g−1] Pore sizes [nm] Analytes with high selectivityb) Limits of detection [LODs] Ref.
Nitrobenzene derivatives
Py‐azine COF TFPPy, hydrazine 1210 1.76 TNP >> DNP > DNT, NP, NT 70 ppm 20
SNW‐1 Melamine, TPA 476 1.0 TNP >> Tetryl, TNT > DNT >> NT > NB 11.5 ppb [[qv: 56a]]
TRIPTA TAPT, Tp 609 1.68 TNP > DNP > DNT > NP 5.2 × 10−8 m [[qv: 56b]]
COF TAPB‐TFPB TAPB, TFPB 229 40 TNP >> DNT > pDNB > mDNB 13 ppm [[qv: 23a]]
TfpBDH‐CONsc) Tfp, BDH 270 TNP >> TNT > DNP > NP > DNT 5.4 × 10−5 m [[qv: 64c]]
PI‐CONsd) TAPP, PTCA 894 2.8 TNP >> DNP > PPD, NP > NT > DNT, NB, TNT 0.25 × 10−6 m 65
3D‐Py‐COF TAPM, TFPPy 1290 0.59 TNP 20 ppm [[qv: 19c]]
ACOF‐1 hydrazine hydrate, TFB TNR > TNP > TNT > DNT 125
COP‐401 and COP‐301 DB, TBT, TBB TNP >> TNT > DNT > mDNB > NB 0.68 ppm 126
PCTF‐8 Tetra(4‐cyanophenyl)ethylene 625 0.5–1.48 TNP >> NT > NB > DNP > 2,6‐DNT > 2,4‐DNT <1.0 × 10−5 m 41
COF TFPC‐NDA TFPC, NDA 294 0.75–2.1 TNP 68 ppb 127
PAF‐14 TBPGe 1288 microporous NB, 2,4‐DNT, TNT 128
PAF‐15 TBPGe, HHTP 747 NB, 2,4‐DNT, TNT 129
PPC‐PPyS‐PAFs BDBA, TBB, TBrPy 388–415 TNP > TNT > DNT > Cl‐NB > NT <75 ppm 130
Small molecules
TAT‐COF‐2 2‐CHO‐TAT, 2‐NH2‐TAT 1166.1 1.48 Arene vapors 66
NUS‐20 TPE‐1, TBPM 900 1.23 Arene vapors 67
TPE‐Ph COF TPEBA, THB 962 1.3–2.6 Ammonia <1 ppm 61
COF‐TzDa Tz, Da 709 3.6 Water 0.006% 68
COF‐JLU4 DMTPH, Tp 923 2.2 H+ in water pH 0.9–13.0 69
Metal ions
COF‐LZU8 Thioether Monomer, TFB 454 1.3 Hg2+ 25 ppb [[qv: 73a]]
TAPB‐BMTTPA‐COF TAPB, BMTTPA 1934 3.2 Hg2+ 0.01 ppm [[qv: 73b]]
COF‐S‐SH Dva, TAPB, 1,2‐ethanedithiol 546 Hg2+ 0.1 ppb 74
TPB‐DMTP‐COF‐SH DMTA, BPTA, TAPB, 1,2‐bis(2azidoethyl)disulfane 291 2.14 Hg2+ 1.5 µg L−1 131
CTFQD 1,4‐dicyanobenzene Hg2+ 0.23 × 10−6 m 132
PAF‐1‐SH 2,2′‐bipyridyl, TBPM, NaHS 3274 0.3 Hg2+ 0.04 ppb 133
NS‐COF Tp, DHBD UO2 2+ 0.2 ppm [[qv: 34b]]
PPN‐6‐PAN 2,2′‐bipyridyl, TBPM, acrylonitrile 19.5 UO2 2+ ≈80 ppb 134
COF‐JLU3 TBHFB, hydrazine hydrate 570 Cu2+ 0.31 × 10−6 m 76
PI‐COF‐201, PI‐COF‐202 Melamine, PMDA, NTDA 3.9–9.2 1.34–1.41 Fe3+ 0.13 × 10−6 m 77
a)

BDBA: benzene‐1,4‐diboronic acid; BDH: pyromellitic‐N,N′‐bisaminoimide; BMTTPA: 2,5‐Bis(methylthio)terephthalaldehyde; BPTA: 2,5‐bis(prop‐2‐in‐1‐yloxy)terephtaldehyde; 2‐CHO‐TAT: 2,7,12‐triformyl‐5,10,15‐triethyltriindole; Da: 2,5‐dihydroxyterephthalaldehyde; DB: 1,4‐Dibromobenzene; DHBD: dihydroxybenzidine; DMTA: 2,5‐dimethoxyterephtaldehyde; DMTPH: 2,5‐dimethoxyterephthalohydrazide; Dva: 2,5‐divinylterephthalaldehyde; HHTP: 2,3,6,7,10,11‐hexahydroxytriphenylene; NDA: naphthalenediamine; 2‐NH2‐TAT: 2,7,12‐ triamino‐5,10,15‐triethyltriindole; NTDA: naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride; PMDA: pyromellitic dianhydride; PTCA: perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride; TAPB: 1,3,5‐tris(4′‐aminophenyl)benzene; TAPM: tetra(p‐aminophenyl)methane; TAPP: tetra(4‐aminophenyl) porphyrin; TAPT: 1,3,5‐tris‐(4‐aminophenyl)triazine; TBB: 1,3,5‐tris(4‐bromophenyl)benzene; TBHFB: 1,3,5‐tris(3′‐tert‐butyl‐4′‐hydroxy‐5′‐formylphenyl) benzene; TBPGe: tetra(4‐dihydroxyborylphenyl)germanium; TBPM: tetrakis(4‐bromophenyl)methane; TBrPy: 1,3,6,8‐tetrabromopyrene; TBT: 2,4,6‐Tris‐(4‐bromophenyl)‐[1,3,5]triazine; TFB: 1,3,5‐Triformylbenzene; TFPB: 1,3,5‐tris(4′‐formylphenyl)benzene; TFPC: tri(4‐formyl phenoxy)cyanurate; TFPPy: 1,3,6,8‐tetrakis(4‐formylphenyl)pyrene; Tfp: 1,3,5‐tris(4‐formylphenyl)benzene; THB: 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydroxybenzene; Tp: 1,3,5‐triformylphloroglucinol; TPA: terephthalaldehyde; TPE‐1: 1,2‐diphenyl‐1,2‐bis(4‐(4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐1,3,2‐dioxaborolan‐2‐yl)phenyl)ethane; TPEBA: tetraphenylethene‐cored boronic acids; Tz: 4,4′,4″‐(1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6‐triyl)trianiline

b)

Cl‐NB: 4‐chloro‐nitrobenzene; DNP: dinitrophenol; DNT: 2,4‐dinitrotoluene; m‐DNB: m‐dinitrobenzene; NB: nitrobenzene; NP: nitrophenol; NT: nitrotoluene; p‐DNB: p‐dinitrobenzene; Tetryl: 2,4,6‐trinitrophenylmethylnitramine; TNP: 2,4,6‐trinitrophenol (picric acid); TNR: 2,4,6‐trinitroresorcinol; TNT: 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene

c)

The thickness of TfpBDH‐CONs are 1.5–5.1 nm

d)

S BET and pore sizes here are the values of PI‐COFs and the thickness of PI‐CONs are ≈1 nm.