Green synthesis of an ionic porous organic polymer for efficient capture of environmentally toxic MnO and I from water.

The syntheses of ionic porous organic polymers (iPOPs) an ionothermal strategy or using solvents with high boiling points are not environmentally friendly approaches. Furthermore, green synthesis of an ionic porous organic polymer has not been reported to date. The azo-coupling reaction is considered a green synthetic strategy and has been used to obtain a new ionic porous organic polymer (iPOP-6) wherein water is used as a solvent.

Covalent Organic Frameworks as Potential Drug Carriers and Chemotherapeutic Agents for Ovarian Cancers.

Anticancer drugs are often associated with limitations such as poor stability in aqueous solutions, limited cell membrane permeability, nonspecific targeting, and irregular drug release when taken orally. One possible solution to these problems is the use of nanocarriers of drug molecules, particularly those with targeting ability, stimuli-responsive properties, and high drug loading capacity. These nanocarriers can improve drug stability, increase cellular uptake, allow specific targeting of cancer cells, and provide controlled drug release.

Ultrafast Removal of Thorium and Uranium from Radioactive Waste and Groundwater Using Highly Efficient and Radiation-Resistant Functionalized Triptycene-Based Porous Organic Polymers.

Thorium (Th) and uranium (U) are important strategic resources in nuclear energy-based heavy industries such as energy and defense sectors that also generate significant radioactive waste in the process. The management of nuclear waste is therefore of paramount importance. Contamination of groundwater/surface water by Th/U is increasing at an alarming rate in certain geographical locations.

Promising CO Capture and Effective Iodine Adsorption of Hyper-Cross-Linked Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Prepared from a Cyclopentannulation Reaction.

Three novel conjugated porous organic polymers, denoted as and which consist of alternating pyrene cores with various contorted fluorene surrogates, were successfully synthesized from a versatile one-pot palladium-catalyzed [3+2] cyclocondensation reaction. The resulting polymers were obtained in excellent yields and displayed weight-average molecular weights () ranging from 12.2 to 20.

Palladium(II)-immobilized Triptycene based Hypercrosslinked Polymers: An Efficient, Green, and Reusable Heterogenous Catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling Reaction.

The Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling (SMCC) involves the coupling of organohalides and organoboron molecules in the presence of Pd(II)-based catalysts. Often SMCC reactions employ homogenous catalysts. However, such homogenous SMCC reactions are associated with certain limitations which has motivated design of effective and sustainable Pd(II)-based heterogeneous catalytic systems.

Iodine and Nickel Ions Adsorption by Conjugated Copolymers Bearing Repeating Units of Dicyclopentapyrenyl and Various Thiophene Derivatives.

The synthesis of three conjugated copolymers TPP1-3 was carried out using a palladium-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition polymerization of 1,6-dibromopyrene with various dialkynyl thiophene derivatives 3a-c. The target copolymers were obtained in excellent yields and high purity, as confirmed by instrumental analyses. TPP1-3 were found to divulge a conspicuous iodine adsorption capacity up to 3900 mg g, whereas the adsorption mechanism studies revealed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

Carbon dot-based superhydrophobic modification of a covalent organic framework for oil-in-water emulsion separation.

A super hydrophobic composite is developed for the first time through the non-covalent self-assembly of a hydrophilic covalent organic framework (COF) and amphoteric CDs to achieve highly selective separation of dispersed micro droplets of oil from an oil/water mixture.

Rationally Designed Ionic Covalent Organic Networks (iCONs) with Efficient Antimicrobial Activities.

Two unique ionic covalent organic networks (iCONs) incorporated with guanidinium motifs were obtained and characterized by various techniques. Upon 8 h of treatment with iCON-HCCP (250 μg/mL), >97% killing of , , and strains was observed. Antimicrobial efficacies against bacteria and fungi were also evident from FE-SEM studies.

Ordered Macro/Microporous Ionic Organic Framework for Efficient Separation of Toxic Pollutants from Water.

In case of pollutant segregation, fast mass diffusion is a fundamental criterion in order to achieve improved performance. The rapid mass transport through porous materials can be achieved by availing large open pores followed by easy and complete accessibility of functional sites. Inducing macroporosity into such materials could serve as ideal solution providing access to large macropores that offer unhindered transport of analyte and full exposure to interactive sites.

Fluorinated Iron(ii) clathrochelate units in metalorganic based copolymers: improved porosity, iodine uptake, and dye adsorption properties.

We report the synthesis of metalorganic copolymers made from the palladium catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction between various iron(ii) clathrochelate building blocks with diethynyl-triptycene and fluorene derivatives. The target copolymers CCP1-5 were isolated in excellent yield and characterized by various instrumental analysis techniques. Interestingly, investigation of the copolymers' porosity properties discloses BET surface areas up to 337 m g for the target compounds bearing fluorinated iron(ii) clathrochelate units CCP2,5.

Triptycene-Based and Schiff-Base-Linked Porous Networks: Efficient Gas Uptake, High CO/N Selectivity, and Excellent Antiproliferative Activity.

A set of unique triptycene-based and organic Schiff-base-linked polymers (s) are conveniently synthesized in which triptycene motifs are connected with 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol units via Schiff-base linkages. s are amorphous, thermally stable with a reasonable surface area (SA up to 649 m/g), and have abundant nanopores (pore size < 100 nm). s are good sorbents for small gas molecules (such as CO, H, and N) and they can selectively capture CO over N.