Molecular design, potential advantage

Functionalized polyelectrolytes are promising candidates for photoinduced ET reaction systems. In recent years, much attention has been focused on modifying the photophysical and photochemical processes by use of polyelectrolyte systems, because dramatic effects are often brought about by the interfacial electrostatic potential and/or the existence of microphase structures in such systems [10, 11], A characteristic feature of polymers as reaction media, in general, lies in the potential that they make a wider variety of molecular designs possible than the conventional organized molecular assemblies such as surfactant micelles and vesicles. From a practical point of view, polymer systems have a potential advantage in that polymers per se can form film and may be assembled into a variety of devices and systems with ease. 

Interest in the development of synthetic schemes and approaches to create molecular recognition elements has blossomed during the past half century for a number of reasons. In contrast to biologically based receptors, artificial mimics have the potential advantages of being less costly, more stable, and better able to withstand harsher conditions.7-12 Furthermore, synthetic methodologies can be used to create receptors for molecules for which an artificial receptor does not exist. These designer materials have enormous potential in catalysis, clinical and pharmaceutical applications, chemical sensors, separation science, and electronics.7-12... 

It cannot be said that one particular strategy - order versus disorder - is better than the other, and the choice will depend on the desired application. There are a number of potential advantages for crystalline MOPs. Structural uniformity makes it possible to design materials with very narrow pore size distributions and thus, conceivably, gain some of the advantages associated with zeolites [1] - for example, molecular specificity in catalysis. Crystalline MOPs can also be characterized structurally at the molecular level by X-ray diffraction [14,15, 20] in a manner that is not possible for amorphous materials. At the time of writing, the highest apparent BET surface areas reported for MOPs (up to 4,210 m g ) were found for ordered, crystalhne COFs [20]. 

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