Hot Water Generates Crystalline Organic Materials

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Feb 23;57(9):2292-2294. doi: 10.1002/anie.201713359. Epub 2018 Jan 29.

Abstract

In hot water: Hydrothermal crystallization was recently used to transform amporphous polymer networks into amide-linked, stable covalent-organic frameworks. This work is highlighted in the context of the synthesis and especially crystallization of organic materials by using high-temperature water.

Keywords: amides; covalent organic frameworks; crystalline materials; hydrothermal synthesis; organic materials.