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An Expanded 2D Fused Aromatic Network with 90-Ring Hexagons

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[EN]Two-dimensional fused aromatic networks (2D FANs) have emerged as a highly versatile alternative to holey graphene. The synthesis of 2D FANs with increasingly larger lattice dimensions will enable new application perspectives. However, the synthesis of larger analogues is mostly limited by lack of appropriate monomers and methods. Herein, we describe the synthesis, characterisation and properties of an expanded 2D FAN with 90-ring hexagons, which exceed the largest 2D FAN lattices reported to date. This work was carried out with support from the Basque Science Foundation for Science (Ikerbasque),POLYMAT, the University of the Basque Country,Gobierno Vasco (BERC programme) and Gobierno de España (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2016-77970-R).This work was performed under the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme–Grant No.CEX-2019-000919-M Ministry of Science, nnovation and Universities.Technica land human support provided by SGIker of UPV/EHU and European funding (ERDFand ESF) is acknowledged.This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (GrantAgreementsNo.722951andNo.714122).This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements No.664878 and No.899895. In addition,support through the project IF/00894/2015,the advanced computing project CPCA/A2/2524/2020 granting access to the Navigator cluster at LCA-UC and within the scope of the project CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials,UIDB/50011/2020&UIDP/50011/2020 funded by national fund sthrough thePortuguese Foundation for Science andTechnologyI. P./MCTES is gratefully acknowl-edged.The Nanoscale & Microscale Research Centre (nmRC), University of Nottingham,is acknowledged fore nabling access to electron microscopy facilities.