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Synthesis of a Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Monolayer through Dynamic Imine Chemistry at the Air/Water Interface

2015; Wiley; Volume: 55; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.201508473

1521-3773

Wenyang Dai, Feng Shao, Jacek Szczerbiński, Ryan McCaffrey, Renato Zenobi, Yinghua Jin, A. Dieter Schlüter, Wei Zhang,

Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Abstract A two‐dimensional covalent organic monolayer was synthesized from simple aromatic triamine and dialdehyde building blocks by dynamic imine chemistry at the air/water interface (Langmuir–Blodgett method). The obtained monolayer was characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy, which unambiguously confirmed the formation of a large (millimeter range), unimolecularly thin aromatic polyimine sheet. The imine‐linked chemical structure of the obtained monolayer was characterized by tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and the peak assignment was supported by spectra simulated by density functional theory. Given the modular nature and broad substrate scope of imine formation, the work reported herein opens up many new possibilities for the synthesis of customizable 2D polymers and systematic studies of their structure–property relationships.