Saikat Das

Porous organic materials have garnered colossal interest with the scientific fraternity due to their excellent gas sorption performances, catalytic abilities, energy storage capacities, and other intriguing applications. This review encompasses the recent significant breakthroughs and the conventional functions and practices in the field of porous organic materials to find useful applications and imparts a comprehensive understanding of the strategic evolution of the design and synthetic approac

Endowed with chiral channels and pores, chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly useful; however, their synthesis remains a challenge given that most chiral building blocks are expensive. Although MOFs with induced chirality have been reported to avoid this shortcoming, no study providing evidence for the ee value of such MOFs has yet been reported. We herein describe the first study on the efficiency of chiral induction in MOFs using inexpensive achiral building blocks and fully recove

Composite membranes embodying multilayered architecture have been on an uptrend to tap the synergy between different materials to attain new heights in gas separation performance. In the light of sustainable materials research, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as cutting-edge platforms for molecular-sieving membranes owing to their phenomenal surface areas, ultrahigh porosities, and precise control over chemical functionalities. In this study, w

The unique structural characteristics of three-dimensional (3D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) like high surface areas, interconnected pore system and readily accessible active sites render them promising platforms for a wide set of functional applications. Albeit promising, the reticular construction of 3D COFs with large pores is a very demanding task owing to the formation of interpenetrated frameworks. Herein we report the designed synthesis of a 3D non-interpenetrated stp net COF, namel

In the last few years, the scientific community has capitalized on the synergy between different porous materials to develop mixed matrix- and composite membranes with unprecedented performance in gas separation. Admirably, several of these membranes have outperformed the trade-off between permeability and selectivity, and it is reasonable to suggest that these membranes owe their performance to the synergy between different porous materials that these membranes comprise. However, covalent-organ

In the wake of sustainable development, materials research is going through a green revolution that is putting energy-efficient and environmentally friendly materials and methods in the limelight. In this quest for greener alternatives, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a new generation of designable crystalline porous polymers for a wide array of clean-energy and environmental applications. In this contribution, we categorically review the merits and shortcomings of COF bulk po

Three-dimensional (3D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) exemplify a new generation of crystalline extended solids with intriguing structures and unprecedented porosity. Notwithstanding substantial scope, the reticular synthesis of 3D COFs from pre-designed building units leading to new network topologies yet remains a demanding task owing to the shortage of 3D building units and inadequate reversibility of the linkages between the building units. In this work, by linking a tetragonal prism (8-

Furthering the field of synthetic organic chemistry from the discrete molecules regime to the extended structure regime, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent a new genre of crystalline porous materials featuring designability with molecular-level precision, well-defined porosity, and exceptional stability imparted by the robust covalent linkages reticulating organic molecules. The topology of COFs is a principal feature that regulates their functionality and usability for emerging techno

Discovery of new topology covalent organic frameworks (COFs) is a mainstay in reticular chemistry and materials research because it not only serves as a stepwise guide to the designed construction of covalent-organic architectures but also helps to comprehend function from structural design point-of-view. Proceeding on this track, the first 3D COF, TUS-38, with the topology is constructed by reticulating a planar triangular 3-c node of D_3h symmetry with a tetragonal prism 8-c node of

Membrane separation is making substantial contributions to water purification. Particularly important is the pore-size control designed for molecular sieving. Regarding water permeation, filtration experiments accentuate the importance of hydrophilic pores in enhancing the water adsorption capacity, while hydrophobic pores enable low-friction water diffusion. To reach both the criteria, we herein precisely design the pore metrics and pore functionalities to prepare a covalent organic framework (

Since their discovery, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) featuring permanent nanopores have transformed the landscape of porous materials, excelling as platforms for catalysis, gas separation, and sensing thanks to their exceptional surface areas, adjustable pore sizes, and modular functionality. However, MOFs, while versatile, face stability challenges due to their coordination bonds, whereas COFs, although robust, lack metal sites, limiting their catalytic

Abstract Endowed with chiral channels and pores, chiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly useful; however, their synthesis remains a challenge given that most chiral building blocks are expensive. Although MOFs with induced chirality have been reported to avoid this shortcoming, no study providing evidence for the ee value of such MOFs has yet been reported. We herein describe the first study on the efficiency of chiral induction in MOFs using inexpensive achiral building blocks and ful

Silver cluster-assembled materials (SCAMs) are emerging light-emitting materials with molecular-level structural designability and unique photophysical properties. Nevertheless, the widespread application scope of these materials is severely curtailed by their dissimilar structural architecture upon immersing in different solvent media. In this work, we report the designed synthesis of two unprecedented (4.6)-connected three-dimensional (3D) luminescent SCAMs, [Ag₁₂(S<sup><i>t</i></su

We outline an approach for the first time to employ a Ag(I) cluster-assembled material as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor for the detection of Hg2+ ions. Our research focuses on the design of [Ag12(StBu)6(CF3COO)6(TPSBF)6]n (TUS 4) (TPSBF = 2,2′,7,7′-tetra(pyridin-4-yl)-9,9′-spirobi(fluorene)), which is constructed by stitching Ag12 cluster nodes in a three-dimensional manner using tetradentate spirobifluorene linkers. The structural arrangement of TUS 4 plays a crucial role in

The implacable rise of carbon dioxide (CO₂ ) concentration in the atmosphere and acute water stress are one of the central challenges of our time. Present-day chemistry is strongly inclined towards more sustainable solutions. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), attributable to their structural designability with atomic precision, functionalizable chemical environment and robust extended architectures, have demonstrated promising performances in CO₂ trapping and water harves