In a recent study published in Nature Chemistry, an international team of researchers reports a new Mannich-elimination synthetic methodology for the construction of single-crystalline two-dimensional poly(arylene vinylene) (2D PAVs) covalent organic frameworks. The team elucidates reversible C=C bond formation driven by Mannich-elimination mechanism, and showcases the synthesis of eleven highly crystalline 2D PAVs converted from eight 2D polyimine precursors. This work further demonstrates that crystallinity has a large impact on the charge transport properties, as exemplified by benzotrithiophene-based honeycomb 2D PAVs exhibiting charge mobilities 10 times greater than the amorphous 2D PAVs or their 2D polyimine counterparts.
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