Bifunctional covalent organic frameworks with two dimensional organocatalytic micropores

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Jan 7;51(2):310-3. doi: 10.1039/c4cc07104b. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

Abstract

We report the successful incorporation of bifunctional (acid/base) catalytic sites in the crystalline organocatalytic porous COF (2,3-DhaTph). Due to the presence of acidic (catachol) and basic (porphyrin) sites, 2,3-DhaTph shows significant selectivity, reusability, and excellent ability to perform the cascade reaction.