This review discusses conjugated porous polymers and focuses on relating design principles and synthetic methods to key properties and applications such as (photo)catalysis, gas storage, chemical sensing, energy storage and environmental remediation.

A simple and versatile probe was discovered for discriminating between different thiol species with the use of CTAB (cetyl trimethylammonium bromide).

Direct reaction between a hexathiol and PtCl₂ leads to the formation of a covalent metal–organic framework (CMOF) featuring substantial porosity, redox activity and ion exchange capability.