Porous organic polymers, or POPs, are a subset of permanently porous materials created using kinetic reaction conditions. A major strength of this class of polymers is the wide range of building blocks that can be incorporated into their structures and their robust structures. This versatility has led to POPs being studied for a wide range of applications, from energy storage to sensing and diagnostics. We have created four new POPs containing fluorescent fluoranthene monomers. These POPs vary in porosity from 485 to 1075 m<sup>2</sup>/g, and show excellent fluorescence quenching with a range of electron poor small molecules, including TNT and picric acid. These POPs could be used for sensing explosive compounds such as TNT.  We have explored several fluoranthene derivatives to determine how the monomer structure can affect the solid-state fluorescence properties and its relevance to sensing.<br/>

Fluoranthene containing porous organic polymers for fluorescense sensing

255th National Meeting (2018)

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