Developing new-generation covalent organic frameworks as sustainable catalysts: Synthesis, properties, types and solar energy production

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystallized porous organic polymers with persistent permeability and stable coordinated frameworks. COFs functional sustainability without compromising on controllability in synthesis and flexibility in tuning pre-designed physical structure makes it an exciting polymeric material in comparison to traditional regular ones. The topology design patterns can govern the extended permeable polygon in a particular structured pattern. Co-condensation techniques facilitate the generation of pre-configured basic and highly ordered configurations using synthetic procedures. These two components chemical interactions have made significant advancements in the recent years to establish the basis of the COFs field. COFs emergence in the domain of innovative organic nanomaterials offers an effective chemical framework for complex structured design and tailored operational enhancement because of the availability of chemical subunits and the diverse range of topologies and linkages. We aim to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the COF research field, offering a historical perspective on the fundamental aspects of COFs by examining the progress made, especially, in configuration setup and chemically synthesized interactions, to demonstrate the various functionalities and differences within the system to highlight the core investigations progressing the advancements in field and potential of multiple capabilities by describing the structural capability associations based on interrelationships with photoelectrons, photons, gaps, spins, atoms, and particles, to address the critical and challenging concerns. [Display omitted] •COFs are crystallized porous organic polymers with strong coordinated frameworks.•Advances in configuration design and chemically synthesized COF interactions are shown.•Systemic functionality, development and capability prospects of COFs have been explored.•Several catalyst-based COF advancement concepts are presented.•Photocatalytic applications and future prospective have been discussed.