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MOF-made polyacenes

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The synthesis of polyacene is hampered by low solubility and instability of the product as well as side reactions. Now, polyacene is synthesized by polymerizing monomers confined in a metal–organic framework.

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Fig. 1: The confined synthesis of polyacenes in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).

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