Front Cover: Boronate Covalent and Hybrid Organic Frameworks Featuring P^III and P=O Lewis Base Sites (Chem. Eur. J. 56/2020)

Abstract

Boronate covalent organic frameworks comprising Lewis basic PIII and P=O centers were prepared and showed significant sorption of dihydrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide. In addition, related hybrid materials comprising covalent boronate linkages and coordination P−Pd bonds were obtained. The DFT calculations on framework–guest interactions revealed that the behavior of adjacent boron and PIII/P=O centers is reminiscent of that found in frustrated Lewis pairs. More information can be found in the Full Paper by K. Durka, S. Luliński, et al. on page 12758.