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1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene

CAS Number 382137-78-2

COF Ligands, Materials, Porous Organic Frameworks


Product Code B4651-1g
Price £68 ex. VAT

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) Terphenyl ligand

Triangular carbonitrile bridging ligand for the synthesis of COFs in application of photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs), photo-induced atom transfer radical polymerization, and iodine sensing


1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene (TCPB) is triangular shaped with three 4-cyanophenyl groups attached to a central benzene at 1,3,5-positions. 1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene is a great precursor for synthesising  nitrogen rich triazine based COFs as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs).

s-Tetrazine-based porous organic polymer TPBTz, an excellent adsorbent for capturing iodine prepared by the polymerization of 1,3,5-tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene and hydrazine hydrate catalysed by sulfur powder, shows high selective and sensitive sensing of iodine and picric acid in real-time as fluorescent sensor. TPBTz exhibits extremely high sensitivity for iodine with KSV of 1.70 × 105 L mol−1 and the limit of detection of 1.76 × 10–11 mol L−1.

MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Triazine ligand for cross-linked COF networks

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High purity

>98% High purity

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Readily polycondensation cross-coupling reactions  to form COF networks

General Information

CAS Number 382137-78-2
Chemical Formula C27H15N3
Full Name 1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene
Molecular Weight 381.43 g/mol
Synonyms TCPB, 5'-(4-Cyanophenyl)-[1,1':3',1''-terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarbonitrile
Classification / Family COFs, Terphenyls, Carbonitrile

Chemical Structure

382137-78-2 - 1,3,5-tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene chemical structure
1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene (TCPB) Chemical Structure, CAS 382137-78-2

Product Details

Purity > 98%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance White to off-white powder/crystals


MSDS Documentation

382137-78-2 - 1,3,5-tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene1,3,5-Tris(4-cyanophenyl)benzene MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

  1. A General Strategy for Kilogram-Scale Preparation of Highly Crystalline Covalent Triazine Frameworks, T. Sun et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 134 (25), e202203327 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203327.
  2. Probing the Thermodynamics of Moiré Patterns in Molecular Self-Assembly at the Liquid–Solid Interface, D. Cui et al., Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 5, 2449–2457 (2022); DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00089.
  3. Tunable Covalent Triazine-Based Frameworks (CTF-0) for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen and Oxygen Generation from Water Splitting, D. Kong et al., ACS Catal., 9 (9), 7697–7707 (2019); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02195.
  4. Fully-π conjugated covalent organic frameworks as catalyst for photo-induced atom transfer radical polymerization with ppm-level copper concentration under LED irradiation, Z. Lu et al., Eur. Polym. J., 157, 110670 (2021); DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110670.
  5. The synthesis of s-tetrazine-based porous organic polymer for fluorescence sensing of iodine, picric acid and capturing iodine. L. Ren et al., J. Porous Mater., 29, 1565–1573, (2022); DOI: 10.1007/s10934-022-01279-1.
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