Revealing the contribution of - stacking interactions in supramolecular assembly is important for understanding the intrinsic nature of molecular assembly fundamentally. However, because they are much weaker than covalent bonds, - stacking interactions are usually ignored in the construction of porous materials. Obtaining stable porous materials that are only dependent on - stacking interactions, despite being very challenging, could address this concern. Here, we present a porous supramolecular framework (-1) stabilized only by intermolecular - stacking interactions. -1 shows good thermal and chemical stability not only in various organic solvents but also in aqueous solution in a broad pH range. Furthermore, featuring one-dimensional channels with dangling thiolate groups, -1 exhibits excellent Hg 2+ removal performance, with adsorption capacity as high as 786.67 mg g −1 and an adsorption ratio as high as 99.998%. In addition, -1 also shows high adsorption selectivity to Hg 2+ in the presence of a series of interfering ions.
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