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a b s t r a c tTroger's€ base (TB) is often used as a building block for the synthesis of Polymers of Intrinsic Micropo-rosity (PIMs) due to its rigid bicyclic V-shaped structure. In this study the TB component in the structure of a PIM is replaced by 2,3:6,7-dibenzobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, a purely carbocyclic analogue of TB. This modification results in only a slightly reduced amount of microporosity as determined using nitrogen adsorption. Further comparisons with previously reported PIMs indicate that this building unit (and therefore TB) is significantly less effective for the generation of intrinsic microporosity than spirobisindane, a commonly used structural unit for PIM synthesis. It appears that the V-shape of the 2,3:6,7-dibenzobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and TB units allows closer contact between polymer chains thereby enhancing packing efficiency.

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Dedicate to Professor Keith Smith on the occasion of his 65 th anniversary Abstract Despite good literature precedents, the addition of excess 2-biphenylmagnesium bromide to 4,5-dimethoxy-1,3-indanedione, followed by acid work-up, did not give the desired diol precursor to an Organic Molecule of Intrinsic Microporosity. Instead a dihydroisobenzofuran derivative was isolated in moderate yield and its structure characterised fully by single crystal X-ray crystallography. It is suggested that this product is formed by sequential Grignard addition, retroaldol reaction, a second Grignard addition and acid-mediated formation of the dihydroisobenzofuran ring.