title: Growth rates and water stability of 2D boronate ester covalent organic frameworks.
abstract: We examine the growth rates, activation energies, and hydrolytic stability of multiple 2D boronate ester covalent organic frameworks by turbidity measurements, observing a 200-fold range in stability. The rate-determining step in boronate ester 2D COF growth is not in-solution condensation, but rather interlayer polymer stacking through a nucleation-elongation process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA. wdichtel@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Anton D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Chavez
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Novotney
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Dichtel