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Product Code B3941-1g
Price £60 ex. VAT

Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) Pyrene Ligand

An aldehyde functionalised bridging ligand linker for COFs in application of photocatalytic water splitting, gas uptake and energy storage


1,3,6,8-Tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene (TFPPY), CAS number 1415238-25-3, tecton has a pyrene core with four side 4-formylphenyl functional groups which grows the structure via condensations reactions.

Constructed from 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene and 4,4'-(5,6-dichlorobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-4,7-diyl)dianiline as the building blocks, two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic framework, namely Py-ClTP-BT-COF, showed great solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency with photocatalytic H2 evolution rates of 177.50 μmol h−1 and a high apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of 8.45%.

With the introduction of oxygen atoms into the framework to increase the number of photogenerated electrons, pyrene-based amide COF, TFPPy–DP, demonstrated photocatalytic reduction and removal of toxic uranyl under visible light with 82% removal percentage of 238 ppm uranyl at pH 3 in 2 h of irradiation.

Microporous carbon material, Py-PDT POP-600, obtained by the carbonization of Py-PDT POP with 6,6′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) (PDA-4NH2) and 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene repeating units, showed  a high nitrogen content with high surface area of 314 m2 g−1, high pore volume, and good thermal stability. Py-PDT POP-600 demonstrated excellent performance in CO2 uptake of 2.7 mmol g−1 at 298 K and a high specific capacitance of 550 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1.

MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Aldehyde ligand for cross-linked COF networks

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High purity 1415238-25-3

High purity

>97% High purity

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Aldehyde possesses excellent reactivity

General Information

CAS Number 1415238-25-3
Chemical Formula C44H26O4
Full Name 1,3,6,8-Tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene
Molecular Weight 618.67 g/mol
Synonyms TFPPy, 4,4',4'',4'''-(pyrene-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzaldehyde
Classification / Family Pyrenes, COF ligands

Chemical Structure

1415238-25-3 - 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene chemical structure
1,3,6,8-Tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene
(TFPPY) Chemical Structure, 1415238-25-3.

Product Details

Purity >97%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance Yellow to orange powder/crystals

MSDS Documentation

1415238-25-3 - 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene1,3,6,8-Tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

  1. Modulating Benzothiadiazole-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks via Halogenation for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Splitting, W. Chen et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 132 (39), 17050-17057 (2020); DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006925.
  2. Amide Linkages in Pyrene-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks toward Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of Uranyl, J. Kang et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14 (51), 57225–57234 (2022); DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16702.
  3. Carbonized Aminal-Linked Porous Organic Polymers Containing Pyrene and Triazine Units for Gas Uptake and Energy Storage, A. Mousa et al., Polymers, 15(8), 1891 (2023); DOI: 10.3390/polym15081891.
  4. Synthesis of Stable Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via a Multicomponent Reaction, K. Wang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142 (25), 11131–11138 (2020); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03418.
  5. Conjugated microporous polymers as an ideal platform for tunable emission via π-conjugation, Y. Zhang et al., New J. Chem., 45, 20091-20094 (2021); DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ03500B.
  6. Polymorphic Covalent Organic Frameworks: Molecularly Defined Pore Structures and Iodine Adsorption Property, C. Wang et al., Molecules, 28(1), 449 (2023); DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010449.
  7. Linkages Make a Difference in the Photoluminescence of Covalent Organic Frameworks, Y. Wang et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 135 (42), e202310794 (2023); DOI: 10.1002/ange.202310794.
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