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Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid

CAS Number 89641-21-4

Chemistry Building Blocks, COF Ligands, MOF Ligands, Porous Organic Frameworks


Product Code B3551-500mg
Price £150 ex. VAT

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) benzenetriboronic acid ligand

used to synthesise COFs and MOFs for applications in sensors and battery cathodes


Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid (CAS number 89641-21-4) is a benzene derivative substituted with three boronic acid groups at the meta-position. Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid reacts with various ligands to synthesise COFs. These reactions include dehydration reaction with boronic acids to form boroxine linkers, boronate esterification with diols to produce boronate ester linkers and Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with aryl halides. A conjugated COF, synthesised from benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid and dibromoanthraquinone, is used for sodium-ion battery cathodes. The resulting material delivers a high capacity of 200 mAh/g and rate performance of 105 mAh/g at 200 °C.

Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid also reacts with copper sulfate for a 2D MOF material with well-defined supramolecular structures. The 2D MOF exhibits a conductivity of 0.087 S/cm.

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Readily for boronic acid condensation and Suzuki reaction

High Purity 89641-21-4

High Purity

>98% Purity

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MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Boronic acid ligand for cross-linked COF networks

General Information

CAS Number 89641-21-4
Chemical Formula C6H9B3O6
Full Name Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid
Molecular Weight 209.57 g/mol
Synonyms 1,3,5-benzenetriboronic acid, B,B',B''-1,3,5-benzenetriyltris-boronic acid, BTBA, BTPA
Classification / Family Boronic acids, COFs, MOFs, Conjugated, Sensors, Battery cathodes, Porous materials

Chemical Structure

Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid chemical structure, CAS 89641-21-4.
Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid chemical structure, CAS 89641-21-4

Product Details

Purity 98%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance White powder

MSDS Documentation

Benzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acidBenzene-1,3,5-triyltriboronic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

  1. Highly sensitive and selective fluorescence chemosensors containing phenanthroline moieties for detection of Zn2+ and Cd2+ ions, C. Quan et al., Chem. Pap., 74, 485–497 (2020); DOI: 10.1007/s11696-019-00893-9.
  2. Electrochemical synthesis of large area two-dimensional metal-organic framework films on copper anodes, Y. Liu et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 60 (6), 2887–2891 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012971.
  3. Nanoscale covalent organic frameworks as theranostic platforms for oncotherapy: synthesis, functionalization, and applications, Q. Guan et al., Nanoscale Adv., 2, 3656 (2020); DOI: 10.1039/d0na00537a.
  4. Pyrene-based fluorescent porous organic polymers for recognition and detection of pesticides, Z. Yan et al., Molecules, 27, 126 (2022); DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010126.
  5. Synthetic control of electronic property and porosity in anthraquinone-based conjugated polymer cathodes for high-rate and long cycle-life Na-organic batteries, L.-W. Luo et al., ACS Nano, 16 (9), 14590–14599 (2022); DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05090.
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