Covalent Organic Frameworks

A comprehensive introduction to a groundbreaking polymer class Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) are materials that form two- or three-dimensional porous crystalline structures held together by strong covalent bonds. First described only in 2005, COFs have subsequently exploded as a field of study, with recent progress enormously enhancing scientific and industrial capacity for designing these organic materials by means of one-pot direct polymerization. The flexibility and predictability of these structures is part of what has given them applications in semiconductor construction, catalysis, energy storage, and more. Covalent Organic Frameworks: Chemistry, Materials, and Applications (2V set) provides a unique, comprehensive introduction to COFs and their chemistry, materials, and applications. It outlines the fundamentals of COF design, synthesis, and applications, offering a broad overview of both the origins of this thriving field and its many more recent developments. It equips readers with the tools to tailor COF design and production to a limitless range of potential scientific and industrial needs. Covalent Organic Frameworks readers will also find: Detailed treatment of design, synthesis, and computational approaches for a variety of specific COFs Unique comprehensive approach covers all possible reader needs in two accessible volumes Discussion of connections between COF polymer chemistry and other fields including organic chemistry, computational chemistry, photochemistry, and more Covalent Organic Frameworks is a useful reference for organic chemists, materials scientists, polymer chemists, structural chemists, and more.