Electrostatic‐Assisted Liquefaction of Porous Carbons

Porous liquids are a newly developed porous material that combine unique fluidity with permanent porosity, which exhibit promising functionalities for a variety of applications. However, the apparent incompatibility between fluidity and permanent porosity makes the stabilization of porous nanoparticle with still empty pores in the dense liquid phase a significant challenging. Herein, by exploiting the electrostatic interaction between carbon networks and polymerized ionic liquids, we demonstrate that carbon‐based porous nanoarchitectures can be well stabilized in liquids to afford permanent porosity, and thus opens up a new approach to prepare porous carbon liquids. Furthermore, we hope this facile synthesis strategy can be widely applicated to fabricate other types of porous liquids, such as those (e.g., carbon nitride, boron nitride, metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks etc.) also having the electrostatic interaction with polymerized ionic liquids, evidently advancing the development and understanding of porous liquids.     

MOFs – Metallorganische Gerüststrukturen. Funktionale poröse Materialien

MOFs (metal‐organic frameworks) have developed into an important class of materials. This is due to their potential application in the fields of catalysis, gas storage, nanoreactors, or drug release. MOFs are comprised of isolated metal ions or metal‐oxygen clusters, chains or layers, which are connected via organic linkers to form three‐dimensional frameworks of outstanding porosity. Owing to their modular assembly, the pores of MOFs can be tailored using functionalized linkers, following the principle of reticular chemistry.