A novel highly fluorinated dialdehyde was prepared by a two-stage synthesis. This
reactive building block for dynamic imine chemistry was used in a condensation reaction
to generate the first extensively fluorinated trianglimine. An analysis of the material
properties and, especially, the crystal structure of the [3+3] macrocycle revealed
a supramolecular organic framework with tubular porous channels. The use of fluorinated
ligands to generate hydrophobic electron-deficient channel-like pores is an important
addition to the ever-expanding field of supramolecular networks and to trianglimine
chemistry in general.
Key words
supramolecular organic frameworks - trianglimines - porous materials - fluorinated
ligands - crystal structure