Facile and gram-scale synthesis of single-crystal hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks as iodine adsorbents for synthesis of β-iodoethers
摘要
The facile synthesis of single-crystal hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) on a gram scale remains a significant challenge but is crucial for practical applications. Herein, we report a novel strategy to prepare two three-dimensional (3D) single-crystal HOFs at ambient temperature and pressure with gram-scale products. The imine-linked oligomers were synthesized using ionic liquids as catalysts, which self-assembled in situ to form large single crystals. The optimal material, H1, exhibited iodine uptake capacities of 6.02 and 4.44 g g−1 from vapor and aqueous solutions, respectively, ranking among the highest reported HOFs. For the first time, the iodine-adsorbed H1 was used as an iodine source for synthesizing β-iodoethers, achieving excellent yields comparable to those obtained using iodine as the reactant. This study not only presents a simple method for the scalable synthesis of single-crystal HOFs but also explores a potential application of iodine-adsorbed materials in organic synthesis.