4,4′-BPDA was obtained from China Tech Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tianjin, China), and dried at 250 °C under vacuum prior to use. N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), m-cresol, and ethanol were purchased from Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). m-cresol and NMP were distilled over calcium hydride and stored in argon-purged bottles. All other chemicals were obtained from J&K Scientific Ltd. (Beijing, China) and were used as received. The synthesis methods of Br-BPDA [30 (link)], MMBMA, MMBDA [31 (link)], TBDA1, TBDA2 [12 (link)], and DAT [32 (link)] came from publications.
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